Stars Alshain, Altair & Tarazed in Aquila

Stars Alshain, Altair & Tarazed in Aquila

Shown above are the 3 brightest stars in the constellation of Aquila. Altair at center is flanked by Alshain (lower left) and yellowish Tarazed (upper right). Note that Altair forms the southeastern most star in the Summer Triangle and is the 2nd brightest star in the summer sky with a magnitude of 0.77. It is so bright because it lies relatively close to us—just 17-light years distant. Alshain and Tarazed are approximately 45 light years away and 460 light years away, respectively. 

This two-frame mosaic image is another Greg Parker/George Roberts collaboration. It was photographed at the New Forest Observatory in the U.K., in October 2024.

Image Details: Taken with the 200mm lenses and the ASI 2600MC Pro OSC CMOS cameras on the MiniWASP array at the New Forest Observatory. Each frame was 4-hours, using 10-minute subs.

Image Credit: Greg Parker
Caption Credit: Greg Parker; George Roberts
Capture Location: New Forest Observatory, Hampshire, U. K. Coordinates: 50.819444, -1.59
Release Date: March 12, 2025

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