Photographer:
Fernando Roquel Torres
Location of Photo:
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Date/Time of photo:
8/28/2013
Equipment:
Meade LX90, Canon PS A590 IS
Description:
Albireo (Binary Star). It is located in the constellation of Cygnus at 385 light years away. Albireo A (Orange) is formed by two stars. The largest is an orange giant 950 times more luminous than our Sun and 50 times bigger than the sun diameter. Albireo B (Bluish) is 190 times more luminous than our Sun and is expelling gas due to its rapid rotation.
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