Vega

 Star

 In constellation Lyra

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Vega is the 5th brightest star in the sky.

It is located around 25.3 light years away

and has a luminosity of around 37 X our sun

and its radius is around 2.73 X larger.

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RA 18^h 36^m 56.33^s

DEC +38° 47′ 01.2″

Vega has a magnitude (brightness) of 0.03

and weighs 2.11 solar masses.

Vega has a  temperature of 9,602 Kelvin.

Vega is around 500 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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7 x 30 second exposures at ISO 800

Imaged in full moon skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles 23:20 on 15/05/2008.