Re: (SNES) Barnard's star

["Les Coleman" <les11@cox.net>]

> Doug, I didn't realize Barnard's star was in that area until I was going
> through the pages of Burnham's for my report.
>
> As for spotting and Identifying Barnards star, I suppose the photos in
> Burnham's would be a good aid. But I was wondering, seeing that
> Barnard's Star is  classified as a red dwarf is it easily spotted by its
> color?

Barry,

Barnard's star is a "larger" red dwarf. It is visible in almost any
amateur's telescope or even a good pair of large binoculars. I've sent along
two images of Barnard's star taken 21 years apart. You can definitely see
the  star's proper motion (10+ arc seconds a year!).

One reason Barnard's star seems so fast is not only is it the second closest
star after the Alpha Centauri systsem (5.8 LYs) but it is headed almost in
the opposite direction than the sun.

You can see the picture at

www.frostydrew.org/transfer/coleman/barnards_star.gif

Les Coleman
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