Castor

 Star

 In constellation Gemini

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Castor is the 44th brightest star in the sky.

It is located around 49.8 light years away

and has a luminosity of around 30 X our sun.

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RA 07^h 34^m 36.00^s

DEC +31° 53′ 18.00″

Castor has a magnitude (brightness) of 1.96

and weighs 2.15 solar masses.

Castor has a  temperature of 10,300 Kelvin.

Castor is around 200 million years old.

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm

Imaging Camera : Canon EOS 400 DSLR

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount

Unguided

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5 x 60 second exposures at ISO 1600

Imaged in dark skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles.

22:15 on 06/02/2010.