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ST CAS |
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00h 17.6 |
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+50.3 |
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Orange-red point in a rather poor star field, but with several nice doubles. It lies in the region SW from the 'W' pattern of Cassiopeia.
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VX AND |
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00h 19.9 |
Dec.: |
+44.7 |
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Only five degrees NW of the galaxy M31. This star clearly shows a very red color. Try also AQ And, five degrees SW of M31.
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AQ AND |
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00h 27.6 |
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+35.6 |
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Only five degrees SW of the galaxy M31. It reveals a nicely reddish star. Try also VX And, five degrees NW of M31.
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Z PSC |
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01h 16.1 |
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+25.8 |
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Psc |
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Fairly bright dark-orange star. It sits in the northern fish, so just beneath Beta And. TX PSC is also a nice attempt in the southern fish.
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WW CAS |
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01h 33.5 |
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+57.8 |
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A little effort is needed to trap this one, but finally a light-reddish starpoint is found. It rests beneath Delta Cas.
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V ARI |
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02h 15.0 |
Dec.: |
+12.2 |
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Beautiful orange star as the second star in a zigzag pattern of four stars. An obvious hint of light-orange. It stands right between the heads of the Whale and the Ram.
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Y PER |
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03h 27.7 |
Dec.: |
+44.2 |
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A little orange starlight. It sits in the middle of Perseus, so between Beta and Delta. North of it lies a suspicious triangle of stars.
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U CAM |
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03h 41.8 |
Dec.: |
+62.6 |
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An easily found red light. In the area above Alpha Per and east of Cassiopeia. It stands not far west from the known Kemble's cascade and open cluster NGC 1502 with double lucida.
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ST CAM |
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04h 51.2 |
Dec.: |
+68.1 |
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In the empty field of Camelopardalis, but when it is found, an orange-reddish star is seen as last one in an arc of three stars.
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R LEP |
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04h 59.6 |
Dec.: |
-14.8 |
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It stands several degrees SW of Rigel of Orion. Not a deep declination, and beautifully bright and red. It's the eastern light of a row of three stars.
It is also called Hind's Crimson Star. A cool carbon star which varies between mag. 6 and 11 in a period of 14 months. Discovered in 1845 by John R. Hind.
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W ORI |
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05h 05.4 |
Dec.: |
+01.2 |
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At the right of the belt of Orion, at the lowest point of his shield. Bright small light, obviously red colored.
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Y TAU |
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05h 45.7 |
Dec.: |
+20.7 |
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Tau |
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Its position is close to Zeta Tau, the star where also M1 is near. It resolves a deep orange star in a nice rich star field. West of it a fine double can be glimpsed.
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TU GEM |
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06h 10.9 |
Dec.: |
+26.0 |
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Gem |
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A reddish orange starpoint, as the NW-most star of a 'Y' shape. It lies just above the huge open cluster of M35.
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UU AUR |
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06h 36.5 |
Dec.: |
+38.5 |
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An inconspicuous bright orange star. It is positioned in the field left of the pentagon of the Charioteer.
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BG MON |
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06h 56.4 |
Dec.: |
+07.1 |
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A little reddish pink point of light. Three tiny stars in a nice line at west is also shown. The position is in the region west of the Little Dog. Also RV Mon is not far from here.
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RV MON |
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06h 58.4 |
Dec.: |
+06.1 |
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Moderately bright and red with a touch of pink. The field is scattered with many straight lines of faint stars. The position is in the region west of the Little Dog. Also BG Mon is not far from here.
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W CMA |
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07h 08.0 |
Dec.: |
-11.9 |
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Slightly bright orange star. Sits in a dense piece of the star field. Its location is just NE of the bright Sirius.
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Y LYN |
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07h 28.2 |
Dec.: |
+46.0 |
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Several bright stars closely settled in this view, one of them nicely yellowish, and Y Lyn itself is a marvelous deep-orange star. It stands midways the Lynx, in the area highly above Castor and Pollux.
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X CNC |
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08h 55.4 |
Dec.: |
+17.2 |
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Its location is SE of Praesepe cluster M44. Fairly bright orange star. In this rather empty field stand closely four almost equally bright stars. Look also for T CNC, just E of Praesepe.
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T CNC |
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08h 56.7 |
Dec.: |
+19.8 |
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Cnc |
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Its location is E of Praesepe cluster M44. Obvious nice red dot surrounded by many white lights. Look also for X CNC, just SE of Praesepe.
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RT UMA |
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RA: |
09h 18.4 |
Dec.: |
+51.4 |
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Uma |
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It shows up in the front claws of the Great Bear. An almost hidden tiny star just looks not white. More attention reveals pink-red. A pleasing wide double lies eastwards.
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R Leo |
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RA: |
09h 47.6 |
Dec.: |
+11.4 |
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The well known variable west of Regulus is the best example of an attractive red giant. Its gorgeous color appears deeply reddish pink. Its brightness changes between magnitude 4 and 11 in ten months.
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U HYA |
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RA: |
10h 37.6 |
Dec.: |
-13.4 |
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Hya |
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One of the best known carbon stars. It sits just above the middle part of the long Water Snake, so east of Alpha Hya. A deep catch, but immediately a considerably red and bright star is noticed.
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VY UMA |
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10h 45.0 |
Dec.: |
+67.4 |
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Uma |
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A pretty bright deep-orange star. Together with a curious line of three little stars at NE. It can be found NW of Alpha UMa.
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SS VIR |
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RA: |
12h 25.3 |
Dec.: |
+00.7 |
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Vir |
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It is positioned NW of the known challenge of double Porrima in Virgo. A nicely deep orange-red color is prominent.
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Y CVN |
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12h 45.1 |
Dec.: |
+45.4 |
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Beneath the tail of the Great Bear is his location. An obvious deep-orange star in a very poor star area. It carries the name La Superba thanks to the astronomer Secchi. A giant cool carbon star is it as well.
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RY DRA |
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RA: |
12h 56.4 |
Dec.: |
+66.0 |
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Dra |
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Another known cool carbon star quickly seen and resolving a red color. It lies in the Dragon's tail, so between the Great and Little Bear.
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RX BOO |
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14h 24.2 |
Dec.: |
+25.7 |
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Boo |
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An easy hunt and a pretty nice deep-orange star, which is moderately bright. It is situated above the main star of Arcturus.
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V CRB |
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15h 49.5 |
Dec.: |
+39.5 |
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Just inside the top border of Corona Borealis, so far above the Crown. A lovely tiny light, slightly faint, and deeply orange colored.
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V OPH |
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16h 26.7 |
Dec.: |
-12.4 |
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A fairly bright star and a fine orange color can be glimpsed. It sits SW of the middle star Zeta of the three lower stars of the Serpent Bearer.
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T LYR |
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18h 32.3 |
Dec.: |
+37.0 |
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An inconspicuous star displays an orange tint, almost red. In a field with many stars. It rests SW of Wega, and HK Lyr with same declination stands 2 degrees to the left, SE of Wega.
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RX SCT |
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18h 37.0 |
Dec.: |
-07.6 |
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It is spotted NE of Alpha Sct. A surprising empty field in Scutum is noticed. Here stands a little orange dot.
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HK LYR |
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18h 42.8 |
Dec.: |
+37.0 |
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Beautiful sight. A chain of stars resembles a question mark, and its final end is this marvelous orange-red light. At N also lies a bright double star. It rests SE of Wega, and T Lyr with same declination stands 2 degrees to the right, SW of Wega.
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DR SER |
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RA: |
18h 47.4 |
Dec.: |
+05.5 |
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It can be found completely in the tail of the Snake, so rather west of Delta Aql. A tiny reddish orange star is resolved, in a curious area containing groups of bright stars.
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S SCT |
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18h 50.3 |
Dec.: |
-07.9 |
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A triangle of stars is remarkable, and one corner of it is this clearly orange colored star. It lies just south of the marvelous known open cluster M11. T Sct can be searched a great degree at east.
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T SCT |
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18h 55.4 |
Dec.: |
-08.1 |
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You can easily miss it, but a small pink spot is your goal. It lies just SE of the marvelous known open cluster M11. S Sct can be searched a great degree at west.
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UV AQL |
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18h 58.6 |
Dec.: |
+14.4 |
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Near the tip of the eastern wing of Aquila. A slightly faint star, showing an orange tint. In a fine rich field where small groups of stars are sprinkled.
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V AQL |
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19h 04.4 |
Dec.: |
-05.7 |
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Its location is closely SW of the lowest Aquila star Lambda. At the end of an arc starting with a bright one, stands this pretty orangish red light.
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UX DRA |
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19h 21.6 |
Dec.: |
+76.6 |
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Equatorial telescopes need an effort for this fine orange star close to the northern celestial pole. It is part of a quadrangle, also a funny small triangle of stars is a companion.
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AQ SGR |
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19h 34.3 |
Dec.: |
-16.4 |
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Its location is in the upperleft corner of the constellation, so not very deep. You finally spot a pretty moderately bright deep orange star.
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HD 189256 |
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19h 57.2 |
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+44.3 |
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Cyg |
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It stands east of the left wing tip Delta Cyg. A small triangle, and one corner is spotted as an orangish pink tiny light.
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BF SGE + X SGE |
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20h02.4;20h05.1 |
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+21.0;+20.6 |
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Both reddish stars lie just NE of the tip of the Arrow. The slightly fainter BF Sge lies only 40' NW of the other X Sge.
For BF Sge the reddish orange color can be glimpsed without doubt. And it looks to be part of a fine row of tiny stars.
Also X Sge is merely a little dot, hidden inside many other faint stars, but the orange color is noticed as well.
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RS CYG |
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20h 13.4 |
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+38.7 |
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It rests SW of middle Gamma Cyg. This is a plenty filled star field with many bright ones. It is an orangish star forming a wide double with a companion.
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U CYG |
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20h 19.7 |
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+47.9 |
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In the field NW of Deneb. Inside a display scattered with finest stars, this looks really like a double star. Two equally bright stars, one of them definitely orange. Next to it also sits a pretty small double.
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S CEP |
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21h 35.2 |
Dec.: |
+78.6 |
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The second variable of Cepheus S Cep, sits west of the top of the house shaped constellation. It displays a really obvious reddish star.
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BD VUL |
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20h 37.3 |
Dec.: |
+26.5 |
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The view shows an area sprinkled with many faint stars. Next to a bright star, waits this reddish pink little dot. Its location is rather beneath the right wing tip of the Swan.
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RV CYG |
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21h 43.3 |
Dec.: |
+38.0 |
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At the leftmost part of Cygnus, so almost in the lower part of Lacerta. A group of stars look like a bean, inside it a prominent gorgeous orange-red star.
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mu CEP |
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RA: |
21h 43.5 |
Dec.: |
+58.8 |
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It glitters below the midpoint of the two lowest stars of the house shaped constellation. You can't miss the pure reddish color of this bright star. Herschel called this red supergiant his Garnet Star.
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RX PEG |
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21h 56.4 |
Dec.: |
+22.8 |
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A moderately faint star, but an obvious orange red color. Easily found far right of the Pegasus square, just below the front legs of the horse.
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TX PSC |
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23h 46.4 |
Dec.: |
+03.5 |
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Psc |
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A splendid deep-orange bright star. It sits in the southern fish, so just beneath the square of Pegasus. Z PSC is also a nice attempt in the northern fish.
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