Messier 40 - Winnecke 4

                           Binary Star

  In constellation Ursa Major

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Messier 40 was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764.

The seperation between the stars is 51".7

This binary is 510 light years away.

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RA 12^h 22^m 04.00^s

DEC +58° 05′ 00.0″

Messier 40 has a mag (brightness) of 8.4

and its size is 0.8'

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Imaging Scope : William Optics FLT110 [TEC]

Focal Length = 1787.5mm

Imaging Camera : GSTAR-EX CCD Video

Televue Powermate 2.5X

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount

Unguided

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120 Frames Used From 1,799 [2 minute video]

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles.

02:10 on 08/04/2007.