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Sirius - The Dog Star ( a CMa - HIP 32349 ) 

8.6 light years away and magnitude -1.45. 1/80th second, ISO 200. The four single shots show some of the many colours of Sirius. Below this is a video of Sirius shot with the Nikon D3200 through the Evostar 80ED and 2x teleconverter. 14-03-15

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