hello members
trying my hand at some widefield tonight and was imaging around sirius
when i was checking my focus on the computer i noticed another star very close to sirius at about 3 oclock and was wondering if i caught the pup?
probably not though
dont know if the pic will be big enough when i manage attachments
canon 60da single frame iso 800 90s @ 35mm
pat
Sorry, i would be leaning to it not being the pup, especialy at 90 sec exposure. i have attached a screen shot from the sky software, the larger red circle looks like what your asking could be the pup and the green circle is where the pup is.
Pat, The Pup is on the East side of Sirius, and is located at about the same distance away as Rigel's binary star, which is much easier to spot. To check the direction in your eyepiece, you can briefly turn off tracking, in which case the stars will head West. It is said that the best time to see it is during twilight when the contrast is not so great.
