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Sirius A and Sirius B in Canis Major

by

Sebastian Voltmer/Novapix

Reference

a-eto01-00016

Date

2017-09-25

Sirius, the brightest star in our nighttime sky, along with its faint, tiny stellar companion, Sirius B. Sirius B is a white dwarf that orbits around Sirius every 50 years. Sirius, only 8.6 light-years from Earth, is the fifth closest star system known. Image taken with a C11 EdgeHD and a ST-2000XM CCD camera.