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Mizar

This is an easy naked eye double star (Mizar and Alcor) in Ursa Major, although Mizar is itself a true binary star.

 

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Date/Location: 22 July 2008   Corringham, Essex
Equipment: 8" f/5 Newtonian
Camera/Exposure: ST2000XM CCD camera with Astrodon filters. RGB - 9 minutes
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