VY CMj compared with Hubble image

OBJECT: VY CMj; HD 58061; HIP 35793; CD -25 4441; AAVSO 0718-25

CLASS: Hypergiant Star

CONSTELLATION: Canis Major

POSITION (2000.0): 07 22 58.33 -25 46 03

URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP: 153

DIAMETER: ~6"

DISTANCE (parsecs): 1170

TYPE: Extended atmosphere

MAGNITUDE: 6.5 - 9.6 semiregular variable

REFERANCE: Wikipedia

 

DATE: Apr. 21/22, 2015

TIME: 10:28 to 10:37 PM (local time)

PLACE: Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, Namibia, Africa

INSTRUMENT: 12 Inch (30 cm) Meade LX200 SCT

FOCAL RATIO: f/6.3

ACCESSORIES: Meade 0.63x reducer

MOUNT: Meade Altazimut

CAMERA: Canon 60Da

EXPOSURE: 3minutes 12 seconds

SUBS: 4 seconds

ISO: 1600

 

My image (left) compared to Hubble image (right).

Hubble image courtesy Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy and the Space Telescope Science Institute (AURA/STScI)

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