Arcturus

 Star

 In constellation Bootes

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Arcturus is the 3rd brightest star in the sky.

It is located around 36.7 light years away

and has a luminosity of around 180 X our sun.

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RA 14^h 15^m 39.07^s

DEC +19° 10′ 56.0″

Arcturus has a magnitude (brightness) of -0.29

and weighs 1.5 solar masses.

Arcturus has a  temperature of 4,300 Kelvin.

Arcturus is 4.6 Billion years old.

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm

Imaging Camera : Canon EOS 350 DSLR

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount

Unguided

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4 x 30 second exposures at ISO 800

Imaged in half moon skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles.

23:00 on 15/05/2008.