Polaris A, Polaris Ab and maybe Polaris B
Taken by David McCashion on May 27, 2015 @ Little Lepreau, NB, Canada
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  Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Exposure Time: 7/1
Aperture: f/inf
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2015:05:27 18:58:01
  
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I thought Polaris was a double star system when I pointed my 8" Meade LX 200 with a 32mm eyepiece at it. Spotted two stars, easily but after taking an image and looking closely at the image I noticed another star. After googling it, found out its actually a triple star system! Not sure if the faint red star in my image is Polaris B or not.
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http://observingreports123429.blogspot.ca/
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Nice picture of Polaris A and B. Ab is too close and needs a large telescope like the Hubble space telescope to see. The faint red star is a background star((maybe Lambda Ursae Minoris), Check out the Hubble space telescope gallery as there is a picture of Polaris taken by Hubble.
Posted by orbital1 2015-05-28 09:10:12
That would explain the Ab designation. Thanks for the compliment and the info, orbital1! Here is a link to some Hubble images of Polaris Ab http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/02/image/a/
Posted by David123429 2015-05-28 10:30:29
 
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