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Double Star
Chi Draconis


Object : Chi Draconis, spectroscopic double star, another name of it, HD170153
Coordinates/Direction : RA: 18h22m, DEC: +72o43'
Object size : Double star separation 30 mas
Object magnitude : Primary 5.6, Secondary 2-84 to 2.98
More to know : Double Star, Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Double star

Chi Draconis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Chi Draconis

Chi Draconis 2023-03-15:

Chi Draconis, spectroscopic binary star, 2023 (Click on the image to get one in full resolution in a new window)
Date : 2023-03-15
Time (UT) : 20:49 to 21:40
Mount : SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro, beltdrive modified (DIY 2019)
Guide : QHY5 camera with 200 mm f/3.5 lens
Lens/telescope : Pentax 645 300 mm ED f/4 (medium format lens)
Corrector/Barlow : -
Field (FOV) : 6.8x4.5o (full frame) before crop
camera : Canon 6D, QE=0.5, full frame, 20 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature: About 6o C above surrounding temperature
Film/CCD : Raw, Cr2
Filter : none
Control system: Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by Astroberry (KStars/Ekos Linux)
Exp. time : 60x30 seconds, iso1600, dithering mode
Image process tool : Siril, Gimp, Irfanview
Processing : flat calibration, no darks, synthetic bias, photometric color calibration
Weather : clear sky, temperature 0 C
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o-90o, 165o-185o, La: 20o-55o
Comment : This binary star is a spectroscopic double star. Which means that it it looks like one star but with spectroscopy it can be seen that it's a double star system. The two stars have a separation as we have between our Earth to the Sun. Zoom into the image above, can you recognize any object ?

Crop:

Chi Draconis, spectroscopic binary star, 2023
Date : 2023-03-15
Time (UT) : 20:49 to 21:40
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o-90o, 165o-185o, La: 20o-55o
Comment : A crop around the binary star, it needs a super telescope to resolve these two stars. The purple color of the star is because the green channel is oversaturated. Later I can correct for this with new software.

Plate solve, crop:

Chi Draconis, spectroscopic binary star, 2023
Date : 2023-03-15
Time (UT) : 20:49 to 21:40
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o-90o, 165o-185o, La: 20o-55o
Comment : At the right edge there is a weak object, NGC 6434, found it to be a spiral galaxy with magnitude 13.2. There are many more objects in the full field image. Look here at the plate solved image by Astrometry: Chi Draconis plate solved. It opens in a new window.
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