Betelgeuse

 Star

 In constellation Orion

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Betelgeuse is the 9th brightest star in the sky.

It is located around 640 light years away

and has a luminosity of around 105,000 X our sun

and its radius is around 936 X larger.

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RA 05^h 55^m 10.30^s

DEC +07° 24′ 25.42″

Betelgeuse has a magnitude (brightness) of 0.58

and weighs 19 solar masses.

Betelgeuse has a  temperature of 3,500 Kelvin.

Betelgeuse is 10 Million 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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3 x 30 second exposures at ISO 1600

Imaged in dark skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles 22:40 on 13/12/2009.