Sirius B (white dwarf)
Taken by Giuseppe Donatiello on October 20, 2013 @ Oria (Brindisi) - Italy
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Sirius is a binary star system, consisting of a white main-sequence star of spectral type A1V, termed Sirius A, and a faint white dwarf companion of spectral type DA2, called Sirius B. The details of the capture are given in the caption.
Photographer's website:
http://www.astrobin.com/users/Giuseppe_Donatiello/
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Wow, such a great shot. I never thought this would be possible without eclipsing the main star. Your ED must have really great optics.
Posted by MikiBee 2014-05-30 14:49:24
 
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