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Observation by Steve Knight: APM 08279+5255

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2025 Jan 29 - 19:34

Uploaded

2025 Jan 31 - 10:05

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Constellation

Lynx

Field centre

RA: 08h31m
Dec: +52°46'
Position angle: -35°06'

Field size

0°41' × 0°41'

Equipment
  • Seestar S30
Exposure

x747 10 sec exposures

Location

Sand, Norway

Target name

APM 08279+5255

Title

APM 08279+5255

About this image

Gravitationally lensed quasar in Lynx.  Magnitude 15.2, 12.05 billion year light travel time.  Brightest star top left is HD 71952, magnitude 7.3.  I was impressed by the performance of a 30mm aperture telescope.

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