Observation by Nick Hewitt: R Corona Borealis on the dip

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Nick Hewitt

Observer

Nick Hewitt

Observed

2023 Jun 08 - 22:29

Uploaded

2023 Jun 13 - 13:09

Objects

R-CrB

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Constellation

Corona Borealis

Field centre

RA: 15^h47^m
Dec: +28°02'
Position angle: -33°29'

Field size

8° × 6°

Equipment

Canon 650D and 50mm lens f4.5

Exposure

ISO 400 30sec

Location

Northampton

Target name

R CrB

Title

R Corona Borealis on the dip

About this image

Not easy before midnight in midsummer but R Corona Borealis, normally magnitude 6, is dimming dramatically again. The magnitude 7.4 star shown to its north is brighter. R CrB is now much fainter than this (as of 2023-06-13) and needs watching.

Files associated with this observation

R CrB 2023-06-08 annot IMG_6315.jpg (235.8 kB)

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Mike Harlow, Jeremy Shears, Tim Haymes, Callum Potter, Nick James

Comments

Jeremy Shears, 2023 Jun 13 - 14:47 UTC

Thanks Nick - nicely done!

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