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Photographer:

Vincenzo Mirabella

Location of Photo:

Ardea (RM) - Italy

Date/Time of photo:

2025/04/05 - 18:35 UT - 20:11 UT

Equipment:

Newton 406 mm

Description:

The two double stars Sirius and Procyon together with the white dwarf companions Sirius B and Procyon B, photographed from Ardea (RM) - Italy, on April 5, 2025 with a 406 mm aperture Newtonian telescope. To obtain these images it is essential to have good seeing, precise focus and good collimation of the telescope. Two planetary cameras were used, the Mars-M II mono for Sirius and the Uranus-C color for Procyon.

Website:

https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/223389/deep_sky/sirius-b-and-procyon-b/by-vincenzo-mirabella?gallery_user_id=37672&gallery_order=is_featured&gallery_order_asc=false&gallery_page=1