The Pointers

Field centered on R.A. 13h 20' & Dec. -65° 00'

 

Close to the south pole there is a couple of bright stars that aim to the Southern Cross, Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kent) and Beta Centauri (Hadar). For this reason these stars are known as "the pointers". The bright (mag. zero) yellowish star on the left is Alpha Centauri, the star closest to the earth (a multiple system with Proxima Centauri), while the blue one rightward is Beta Centauri, of magnitude 0.6. Other objects are well visible in this shot as the Southern Cross and Coal Sack and the red nebula IC2948. Click on the object's relative positions on the image above to access their own pages.

 

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Jupiter (russian lens) 100mm f/2.8 @ 4 + Vixen SP + Astromeccanica DA1 + ST-4 Mosaic 2x45 min + 2x10 min @2.8 with fog filter Kodak E200 +1 35mm

Farm HAKOS
Namibia

M.Lorenzi
G.Favretto

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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