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C/2007
N3:
Comet Lulin
38,000,000 Miles
02/25/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Discovered at the Lulin Observatory in Taiwan in July 2007.
A magnitude 5 object, it was captured in the constellation Leo. |
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HIP26311:
Star Alnilam
1,300
Light Years
03/16/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Located in the constellation Orion. Alnilam is the
30th brightest star in the sky.
Within
the next million years, this star may turn into a red supergiant
and explode as a supernova. |
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HIP27989:
Star Betelgeuse
600
Light Years
04/21/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Located in the constellation Orion. Betelgeuse is the 2nd brightest star in the
constellation Orion and the 9th brightest star in the night sky.
It is a
red supergiant, and one of the largest stars known. |
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HIP9884:
Star Hamal
66
Light Years
11/15/07
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Located in the constellation Aires. The brightest star in the head of the Ram. Luminosity is
approximately 55 times that of our Sun. |
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HIP72607:
Star Kolchab
126
Light Years
04/14/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Located in the constellation Ursa Minor. Kolchab is the
2nd brightest star
in
the bowl of the Little Dipper with a visual magnitude of +2.07. |
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HIP37826:
Star Pollux
33.7
Light Years
01/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Located in the constellation Gemini. Pollux is the brightest star
in
the constellation. |
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HIP32349:
Star Sirius
8.6
Light Years
01/13/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Located in the constellation Canis Major.
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky with a visual
apparent magnitude of −1.46. |
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HIP65474:
Star Spica
260
Light Years
03/31/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Located in the constellation Virgo.
Spica
is the 15th brightest star in the night sky with a visual
apparent magnitude of +1.04. |
