Observation by Steve Brown: Lyra

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2021 Mar 14 - 03:31

Uploaded

2021 Apr 10 - 14:56

Objects

Vega

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Constellation

Lyra

Field centre

RA: 18^h48^m
Dec: +35°04'
Position angle: -51°03'

Field size

24° × 13°

Equipment

Canon 250D DSLR

Exposure

6 second exposure, f/1.8, ISO-1600, 50mm focal length

Location

North Yorkshire

Target name

Lyra

Title

Lyra

About this image

My DSLR was mounted on a Star Adventurer tracking mount for this shot. I also used a 50mm lens, the so-called 'nifty fifty'.

Files associated with this observation

Lyra.jpg (1.3 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, David Swan, Mike Harlow, Callum Potter

Comments

David Swan, 2021 Apr 11 - 21:54 UTC

This is very nice. You can clearly see the carbon star T Lyrae in an isosceles (well not quite) triangle with epsilon Lyrae and Vega. The flare of Vega is well controlled too.

Steve Brown

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