Theta-1 and Theta-2 EMa

[Dick Berg]

This little known optical binary systems, Θ¹ and Θ² Effundo Majoris, is located at a distance of approximately 30 million micrometers, in the direction of the north geographic pole. At this distance the system measures about 5 million micrometers across. The system is embedded in heavily-obscuring clouds of molecular water ice. It's not known whether this system harbors life, but on occasion periodic electromagnetic radiation has been detected emanating from the secondary at a frequency of 2.4 GHz. This image is a single 1/30 second exposure taken earlier this morning.



(21 inches deep after 22 hours, with 4-8 more inches expected)