Barnard's Star (2004 - 2008)
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Title | Barnard's Star (2004 - 2008) | |
Photo Credit: | Paul Mortfield & Stefano Cancelli | |
Object: | Barnard's Star | |
Date: | May 2004 - August 2008 | |
Location: | California and Toronto,Canada | |
Telescope: | RCOS 16" f/8.9 | |
Camera: | SBIG: ST10xme, STL11000 Apogee: U16M | |
Wavelengths: | LRGB | |
Exposure Time: | varied each year. Usually 5 minutes. | |
Notes: | This project started in 2004 to track Barnard's Star; a special star which is known to have the
highest proper motion of 10 arcseconds per year. The same telescope was used for all the images, though it has
resided in 3 different places and two countries. The telescope started in Cupertino, California, then was relocated
to Toronto, Canada and now located at Sierra Remote
Observatories in California. This effort will continue with a new image taken once a
year. DATES: 2008 - August 26. Shaver Lake, California 2007 - June 23. Shaver Lake, California 2006 - August 8. Toronto, Canada 2005 - July 23. Toronto, Canada 2004 - May 29. Cupertino, California |
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