Observation by David Strange: Cygnus X-1

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David Strange

Observer

David Strange

Observed

2024 Oct 27 - 01:20

Uploaded

2024 Oct 27 - 22:49

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 19^h58^m
Dec: +35°11'
Position angle: +2°27'

Field size

0°24' × 0°24'

Equipment

RC10

Exposure

10 x 120s

Location

Salcombe Regis, East Devon

Target name

Cygnus X-1

Title

Cygnus X-1

About this image

Lies just outside the field of the Tulip Nebula. One of the brigthest X-ray sources in the sky and the first black hole candidate to be discovered.

Files associated with this observation

CygX1_20241026_dgs2.jpg (887.4 kB)

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