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Altair (Alfa Aquilae)

Altair (Alpha Aquilae) is one of the closest and brightest stars in the night sky, and the most luminous point in the constellation Aquila (The Eagle). It ranks as the twelfth brightest star visible from Earth, situated just 16.7 light-years away from our Sun. Alongside Vega and Deneb, Altair forms the famous Summer Triangle asterism. It is an A-type star noted for its incredibly fast rotation, which causes it to have a noticeable oblate (flattened) shape. In this post, you can view my Altair deep sky image, complete with detailed session parameters.

Photographs taken on March 2019.

Astrophotography session parameters

For stacking process I’m using APP for 16 best frames and Dark frames and only one Flat.
Processing software: GIMP v2.10.14 + add-ons (Linux)
Lights: 16 x 38[s], ISO-1600;

Altair (Alfa Aquilae)Altair – new processing – photo file size: 110 MB

 

Content: Original work based on source materials available on the Internet.

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