APJ Video Brief (#13) - Barnard`s Star

[@bleachedsound]

I never heard of Edward Barnard, nor his star. This was highly educational and thank you for sharing.

[@jpastroguy]

Well then, this video was worth my while! Thanks for commenting and watching Astrophotography Japan! Clear skies!

[@Paul-ds9fh]

Hi Paul Since 2008 I make a picture from Barnard's star every two year in early september. I use my trusty old Orion ED80 and DSLR for imaging Barnard's star. When you combine all these images you get a nice impression of Barnard's star's own movement in relation of the surrounding stars. Thanks for another very interesting video. clear skies

[@jpastroguy]

Oh wow, that is a very interesting idea! Very cool!

[@matthiasharbers2533]

Nice video and great story to learn more astronomy.

[@jpastroguy]

Glad you enjoyed it! Not many pretty pictures (I admit), but full of information. Cheers!

[@massimo541]

Very interesting, thank you

[@jpastroguy]

Hi Massimo - Glad you enjoyed it. Clear skies!

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Awfully neat! Going to go out and photograph it tomorrow night! And, going to post it on my channel!

[@jpastroguy]

Great! I am glad to provide some inspiration! Thanks for watching. Clear skies!

[@markmeridian3360]

Nice video. I've read that with modern astrometry, a long focal length, large aperature, and great seeing that you can measure Barnard's star's proper motion in one day. I have been unable to measure it in a month with a 4" Petzval but my second image was taken under very poor seeing. I'll try again when I return from vacation in two weeks. Have you been able to see its proper motion?

[@jpastroguy]

Hi Mark, thanks for your comments. I have not tried to make any measurements on Barnard`s star. But now that you mention it, it might be interesting to take a series of photos over time just to compare it (the distance) to nearby stars on astrophotographs..... I am not technical enough to know how to calculate "proper motion". Thanks for watching Astrophotography Japan! PAUL