Fundación Galileo Galilei - INAF Telescopio Nazionale Galileo 28°45'14.4N 17°53'20.6W 2387.2m A.S.L.

Epsylon-Lyrae 1 binary system


In the evening of June 6 1998 TNG successfully achieved "First Light".
During this night, a number of astronomical exposures were made with the tracking camera, that served to evaluate telescope performances.
This image shows the Epsylon-Lyrae 1 binary system, taken in B band with 10 sec exposure. Seeing is 0.8".