Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri is a triple star system located approximately 4.3 light-years away in Centaurus.
Luminance – 14x60s – 14 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 14x60s – 14 minutes each – binned 1x1
56 minutes total exposure
Imaged over six nights in June, July and August, 2021 at the Heaven’s Mirror Observatory (Australia) with a FLI PL16083 on a Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/3.6 382 mm.
This data is from Telescope Live (https://telescope.live/) “One-click Observations.”
See the annotated version for various open clusters, dark and planetary nebulae.
LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/52657513304/sizes/l/
LRGB annotated - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/52657513159/sizes/l/
Luminance – 14x60s – 14 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 14x60s – 14 minutes each – binned 1x1
56 minutes total exposure
Imaged over six nights in June, July and August, 2021 at the Heaven’s Mirror Observatory (Australia) with a FLI PL16083 on a Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/3.6 382 mm.
This data is from Telescope Live (https://telescope.live/) “One-click Observations.”
See the annotated version for various open clusters, dark and planetary nebulae.
LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/52657513304/sizes/l/
LRGB annotated - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/52657513159/sizes/l/
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/3.6 382 mm - AUS-2
Camera
FLI PL16083
Location
Heaven’s Mirror Observatory (Australia)
Date of observation
2021-06-14,26,07-09,28,08-05,27
Filters
LRGB
Processing
Adobe PhotoShop CS5
Credits
Dan Crowson / Telescope.Live
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