Binary star system Albireo is made out by SPACENOW. At 380 light years from the sun the blue-yellow duo have their discs exposed.
Albireo B the blueish Be star has an apparent magnitude of 5.1 and Albireo A, shines at magnitude 3.1. Tthe pair is the most notorious binary system with constrasting colors in the night sky.
MEADE 14” LX200, SBIG ST2K. Exposure time: 0.1 seconds in high resolution.
Image development in CCDops and Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended.
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