Antares

Star

About this object

Antares is a bright red star in the constellation Scorpius.  It is a red supergiant with a diameter 400 times larger than our sun. 

Technical Information

Optics:                                  Meade LX90 8" SCT @ f/3.3              

Camera:                               Meade DSI

Date:                                     April 30th, 2006

Location:                               Ft. Davis, Texas (2006 Texas Star Party)

Exposure Details:                16 x 11.3 seconds

Acquisition:                           Meade AutoStar Envisage

Processing:                           AIP4WIN, Photoshop CS