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Photographer:

Edison Urdaneta

Location of Photo:

Cagua, State Aragua Venezuela (N 10° 11' 24.00" W 67° 27' 36.00").

Date/Time of photo:

07-24-2014 20:00 (00:30 UTC) ── 20:09 (00:39 UTC)

Equipment:

Telescope reflector aperture 114mm (4.5"), focal length 900mm, eyepiece (1.25") 13mm and Barlow 2X. Digital camera 10 megapixels and optical zoom 5X.

Description:

Vega (α Lyr, α Lyrae, Alpha Lyrae) is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, the fifth brightest star in the night sky. It is a white star, located about 25.04 light years from the Earth. (Source: Stellarium and Wikipedia). Taken with afocal method and ISO 400. Image processed with RegiStax6 (18 pictures). Pictures enlarged and cutting.

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