Albireo

Subject:	Albireo: a double star in Cygnus.
Telescope:	Takahashi CN-212 in Newtonian mode
Mount:	Losmandy G-11
Imager:	SBIG ST-7 non-E non-ABG CFW-8 Filters
Image Details:	An RGB color composite. R: 2 seconds, G: 2 seconds, B: 5 seconds. Albireo is a colorful combination of a blue (type B8) and a gold (type K0) pair. It is easily split with small telescopes with moderate magnifications. It is a superb object to use in callibrating CCD color imagers and their filters. 18-July-2003.

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