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Alpha and Beta Centauri in Centaurus.

Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to the Sun (at left and aka Rigel Kentaurus) and Beta Centauri (at right, aka Hadar) in Centaurus, and together known as the Pointer Stars. The open cluster NGC 5617 is to the right of Alpha. The field simulates a binocular field of view.

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Alpha and Beta Centauri in Centaurus.

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Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to the Sun (at left and aka Rigel Kentaurus) and Beta Centauri (at right, aka Hadar) in Centaurus, and together known as the Pointer Stars. The open cluster NGC 5617 is to the right of Alpha. The field simulates a binocular field of view.

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Album / Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images

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6240 x 4159 px | 74.2 MB

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52.8 x 35.2 cm | 20.8 x 13.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AGENA • ALBERTA • ALPHA CENTAURI • ASTRONOMY • ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY • AWE • BEAUTY • BETA CENTAURI • BINARY STARS • CANADA • CANADIAN • CELESTIAL • CENTAUR • CENTAURS • CENTAURUS • COLOR IMAGE • CONSTELLATION • COSMOLOGY • DEEP SKY • DEEP SPACE • DOUBLE STAR • FULL FRAME • GALACTIC • HADAR • HEAVENLY • HORIZONTAL • INFINITY • LUMINOUS • MAJESTIC • MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMAL: CENTAUR • NGC 5617 • NIGHT • NO PEOPLE • OPEN CLUSTERS • OUTDOOR • OUTDOORS • OUTER SPACE • OUTERSPACE • OUTSIDE • PHOTOGRAPHY • POINTERS • RESPECT • REVERENCE • RIGEL KENT • RIGEL KENTAURUS • SKY • SPACE (COSMOS) • SPACE • SPATIAL • STAR CLUSTERS • STAR SYSTEMS • STARFIELD • STARLIGHT • STARS • STELLAR • UNIVERSE • VENERATION • WITHOUT PEOPLE