Observation by Alex Pratt: JWST alignment star HD 84406

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2022 Mar 27 - 20:42

Uploaded

2022 Mar 28 - 23:19

Objects

Spacecraft

Equipment

C11 f/10 and f/3.3 focal reducer
Watec 910HX video camera
OccuRec (recording)
Tangra

Exposure

1.28s (32 video frames)

Location

Z92 (Bortle 7)

Target name

JWST alignment star HD 84406

Title

JWST alignment star HD 84406

About this image

A half degree field image of the James Webb Space Telescope's first alignment star (mag 6.7V in UMa, HD 84406, Gaia DR2 1063732527272377600, HIP 48034, SAO 14987, TYC 4139-971-1, UCAC4 767-041869).

Photons Received: Webb Sees Its First Star – 18 Times – James Webb Space Telescope (nasa.gov)

NASA selected a bright target star isolated from other stars, the next brightest star in this image (at top left) is mag 11.

Files associated with this observation

20220327_204236_HD 84406_JWST alignment star ARP.png (141.4 kB)

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