61 Cygni - A Flying Star

Here's a stunning shot I captured of binary star 61 Cygni this week at Frosty Drew Observatory in Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA. 61 Cygni, found in the constellation Cygnus, resides at 11.4 light years distant. Both stars are K-types and orbit their gravitational center once every 659 years.

 

Photo Details:

Camera: Canon 60D MagicLantern

1370mm

f/9

ISO: 1250

Exposure: 60 seconds * 13 frames

This is a median composite of 13 shots to reduce noise.

 

-Scott MacNeill

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