Regulus
File:Regulus 1.JPG
Regulus through Celestron CGEM DX 1100 @ F6.3, Canon T3i, Televue 4X Powermate, ISO 800, 30 sec exposure
Regulus, also named Alpha Leonis, is the brightest star in the Leo constellation. It is a blue main sequence star 3.5 times larger than the Sun. [1][2]
Regulus might look like one star, but it's actually a quadruple star system composed of four stars organized into two pairs. Regulus is approximately 79 light years from the Solar System.
Regulus Media
- MVI 3269-Regulus-1.png
Regulus as viewed through a 110mm refractor in full daylight.
Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation of Leo (right tip, below is bright Jupiter in 2004).
Approximate true-color reconstruction of Regulus based on interferometric imaging.
- Agrippa1531 corLeonis.png
"after Agrippa"
References
- ↑ "Meet Regulus, the Lion's Heart | EarthSky.org". earthsky.org. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ↑ September 2013, Elizabeth Howell 21 (21 September 2013). "Regulus: The Kingly Star". Space.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
