Beta Cygni
Star 85 of 100
Constellation: Cygnus
Difficulty: Easy
Right Ascension: 19h 30m.7
Declination: +27° 58'
Magnitude: 3.2, 4.7
Separation: 34.6"
Position Angle: 54°
Last WDS Measure: 2020
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | Beta Cygni |
| Seeing: | G |
| Transparency: | 5 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.12, -85.33 |
| Instrument: | 1000/102mm Orion Refractor |
| Power: | 40x |
| Date: | 8-20-24 |
| Time: | 9:42pm EST |
| Est. P.A.: | 80 deg |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
This is a wonderful pair! Alberio is clearly the larger of the pair and golden. It’s secondary is also bright and colored blue.
Additional Notes
Used an older refractor donated to the club which still performed well.
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