Friday, 10 June 2011

Video-Betelgeuse through my telescope



Video by : Victor Lupu
Telescope: Celestron C8-N (CELESTRON Newtonian)
Mount: C5
Eyepiece:  20 mm.Plossl,2x Barlow
Camera: , Sony CX105
Filter: No
Date: 15/02/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania

         Betelgeuse is a bright star, the 12th largest glowing in the night sky. It is called Alpha Orionis, even if it is less bright than Beta Orionis (Rigel). This is because Betelgeuse, a variable star, was misclassified.

1 comment:

  1. Nice video! Very impressive. Thanks for sharing it, very appreciated.
    Clear Skies!
    Lee

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