ViewFrom.Earth
Celestial views from our planet.
Open menu
  • Featured Articles
  • Astrophotography
    • Stars
    • Galaxies
    • Solar System
    • Nebulas
    • Open Clusters
    • Globular Clusters
    • Quasars
    • Supernovas
  • Astro Gallery
  • Equipment Archives
  • Search Site
  • Contact Me

Tag Cloud

Messier Object Variable Star Globular Cluster Open Cluster Nearest Stars Emission Nebula Galaxy Carbon Star Planetary Nebula Reflection Nebula

Latest Articles

  • NGC 896 (2024)
  • NGC 7235 (2024)
  • NGC 45 (2024)
  • Trappist-1 (2024)
  • NGC 7762 (2024)
  • NGC 7261 (2024)
  • NGC 189 (2024)
  • S Cam (2024)
  • NGC 7142 and NGC 7129 (2024)
  • NGC 7086 (2024)
  1. You are here:  
  2. Earth
  3. Astrophotography
  4. Stars
V Ari

V Ari (2022)

  • Constellation: Aries
  • Right Ascension: 02 15 00.08
  • Declination: +12 14 23.6
  • Distance: 3,770+ ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: 8.2 - 8.9

V Ari is a carbon star in Aries The Ram. It is a semi-regular variable star that varies in brightness in a 56+ day cycle.

Details
Category: Stars
Published: 17 November 2022
  • Carbon Star
  • Variable Star
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
V354 Cephei

V354 Cephei (2022)

  • Constellation: Cepheus
  • Right Ascension: 22h 33m 34.636s
  • Declination: +58° 53′ 47.12″
  • Distance: 15,000 ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: 10.82 - 11.35
  • B-V Color Index: 3.18

User Rating: 4.5 / 5

Total Votes: 2

V354 Cephei is a red cool super giant variable star located in Cepheus. An irregular type variable, it has no discernible pattern.

 

Details
Category: Stars
Published: 18 October 2022
  • Variable Star
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
Beta Cygni

Beta Cygni - Albireo (2022)

  • Constellation: Cygnus
  • Right Ascension: 19h 30m 43.286s
  • Declination: +27° 57′ 34.84″
  • Distance: 430 ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: 3.21, 5.11
  • B-V Color Index: 1.13, -0.10

Beta Cygni or better known by the name Albireo is one of the more striking double stars, with the combination of a yellow star with a blue star. Although not thought to be a true binary system, but merely an optical double.

Details
Category: Stars
Published: 16 October 2022
  • Double Stars
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
Gamma Delphini

Gamma Delphini (2022)

  • Constellation: Delphinus
  • Right Ascension: 20h 46m 38.86045s
  • Declination: +16° 07′ 26.8516″
  • Distance: 115 ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: y1 5.14, y2 4.36
  • B-V Color Index: y1 0.49, y2 1.04

Gamma Delphini is a double star system consisting of a F type main sequence star, y1 Delphini, and a sub giant star y2 Delphini. Their current separation is around 8.9 arc-seconds with an estimated orbital period of 3,249 years.

Details
Category: Stars
Published: 15 October 2022
  • Double Stars
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
95 Herculis

95 Herculis (2022)

  • Constellation: Hercules
  • Right Ascension: 18h 01m 30s
  • Declination: +21° 35’ 44”
  • Distance: 470 ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: 4.96, 5.18
  • B-V Color Index: 0.12

95 Herculis is a double star consisting of two giant stars separated by only 6.3 arc seconds with the primary star at magnitude 4.96, and the secondary star at 5.18.

Cropped, unstretched image.

Details
Category: Stars
Published: 11 October 2022
  • Double Stars
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
Xi Cephei

Xi Cephei (2022)

  • Constellation: Cepheus
  • Right Ascension: 22h 03m 47.455s
  • Declination: +64° 37′ 40.71″
  • Distance: 86 ly
  • Apparent Magnitude: 4.29, 13

Xi Cephei is a triple star system with a pair of stars separated by 8 arc-seconds, and a third star located a more distant two arc-minutes away. Both Xi Cephei A and xi Cephei B stars are spectroscopic binary star systems.

Details
Category: Stars
Published: 03 October 2022
  • Double Stars
  • Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
  • Camera: ZWO 2600 MM
  1. VV Cephei (2022)
  2. Mu Cephei (2022)
  3. RW Cephei (2022)
  4. Eta Cassiopeia (2022)

Page 4 of 13

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10