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Photographer:

barretosmed

Location of Photo:

Munhoz - MG - Brazil

Date/Time of photo:

06/30/2019

Equipment:

Canon 6D Rokinon 14mm 2.4 30 "single frame ISO 1600

Description:

Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, α Cen), also known as Rigil Kentaurus, is the closest star system to the Solar System, at a distance of 4.37 light years (1.34 parsecs) from the Sun. Alpha Centauri is not exactly a star but a star system. One of the three stars in the system, the smallest, is called Proxima Centauri. - and that's because it's the closest star to Earth! Next Centauri is the closest star to our Solar System and is at a distance of about 4.3 light years.

Website:

https://www.astrobin.com/full/tfreyh/0/?nc=user

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