Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aquila (Aql)  ·  Contains:  Part of the constellation Aquila (Aql)  ·  The star Altair (αAql)  ·  The star Tarazed (γAql)  ·  The star ξAql  ·  The star οAql  ·  The star υAql  ·  The star χAql
Altair, Tarazed and Barnard 142 & 143 with 200mm Lens in APS-C, Rodrigo Andolfato
Altair, Tarazed and Barnard 142 & 143 with 200mm Lens in APS-C
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Altair, Tarazed and Barnard 142 & 143 with 200mm Lens in APS-C

Altair, Tarazed and Barnard 142 & 143 with 200mm Lens in APS-C, Rodrigo Andolfato
Altair, Tarazed and Barnard 142 & 143 with 200mm Lens in APS-C
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Altair, Tarazed and Barnard 142 & 143 with 200mm Lens in APS-C

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Altair is the twelfth brightest star in the night sky and the brightest of the constellation Aquila. Altair is eight times brighter than the Sun and is located at only 16 light years away. For astronomical standards, it is literally one of our neighbors in the Milky Way. A very newer neighbor, the star is about one billion years old, almost five times less than the sun.

Already Tarazed, the red star in the center, is actually a double star, despite being much brighter than Altair, it is located at a distance almost thirty times larger.

The two dark nebulae on the left part of the image are the objects Barnard 142 and Barnard 143. The two nebulae are also called E Nebula. If you pay attention you will see that they form the drawing of the letter "E" capital (backwards ).

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Altair, Tarazed and Barnard 142 & 143 with 200mm Lens in APS-C, Rodrigo Andolfato