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Albireo
One of the stars of Cygnus, beta-Cygni, or Albireo, is actually a double star, and one of the prettiest pairs in the sky, the primary being yellow gold and the secondary blue. These colours are obvious even in a small telescope.

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Date/Location: Corringham   24 July 2008
Equipment: 8" f/5 Newtonian
Camera/Exposure: ST2000XM CCD camera  with Astrodon filters  12 minutes total RGB
   
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