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Observation by Peter Tickner: Sirius and the 'Pup'

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2021 Feb 28 - 19:13

Uploaded

2021 Mar 03 - 18:45

Objects

Sirius

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Constellation

Grus

Field centre

RA: 22h44m
Dec: -46°49'
Position angle: +0°10'

Field size

0°09' × 0°06'

Equipment
  • ZWO ASI462MC
  • Luminance filter
  • 14inch f/10 LX200ACF SCT
  • EQ8 mount
Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Sirius A and Sirius B

Title

Sirius and the 'Pup'

About this image

I have been trying for most of the winter to find the right combination of camera sensitivity and image capture speed to capture the 'Pup' without Sirius A being so bright that I couldn't stack both in the image.  For this I used planetary lucky imaging techniques and this is the best stack from a number of videos that evening.

Peter

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