The constellation of Perseus. A fairly conspicuous northern hemisphere constellation, it contains two second magnitude stars, Alpha & Beta Persei. Mir

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The constellation of Perseus. A fairly conspicuous northern hemisphere constellation, it contains two second magnitude stars, Alpha & Beta Persei. Mirfak (Alpha Persei) is the bright star at the centre of the this photograph. Algol (Beta Persei) is seen below centre; it was the first eclipsing binary star discovered & was the prototype for the class of eclipsing binaries known as Algol variables. The bright star in the upper left corner is Capella (Alpha Aurigi), the sixth brightest star in the sky. Sep 11, 1986. 5 min exposure. 35-105 zoom Nikkor at f/4. Fujichrome 100 + 1. Anza site.

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Photo credit: © JOHN SANFORD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: algol, astronomy, capella, constellation, cosmology, mirfak, perseus, science, star, stars, stellar