{"id":136,"date":"2017-02-26T12:31:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T12:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/?page_id=136"},"modified":"2020-05-16T08:58:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T08:58:10","slug":"finding-barnards-star","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/guides\/finding-barnards-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Barnard&#8217;s Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a title=\"Barnard's Star Observing Guide.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/Downloads\/Catching_up_with_Barnards_Star.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download my Barnard&#8217;s Star Observing guide in PDF Format<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nWith printable star charts, so you too can keep track of its movement northwards.<\/p>\n<p>Barnard&#8217;s Star is the fastest moving star we know.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2706\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BarnardsStarNegative2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BarnardsStarNegative2.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BarnardsStarNegative2-600x405.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BarnardsStarNegative2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BarnardsStarNegative2-210x142.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located in Ophiuchus, it is easily viewed in an 8 inch reflector, as a nine and half magnitude star.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See my original observation from my old blog by clicking this link: <strong><a title=\"Barnard's Star Observation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eagleseye.me.uk\/Sky\/Wordpress\/?p=1677\">Barnard&#8217;s Star Observation June 2012.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My image above shows the movement of the star over a number of years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Barnard's Star Observing Guide.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/Downloads\/Catching_up_with_Barnards_Star.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download my Barnard&#8217;s Star Observing guide in PDF Format<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The animated GIF Below is the image above taken in 2012 and an image by Nick Hewitt taken more recently.<br \/>\nYou can see just how much the star has shifted northward in about 8 years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/Images\/BarnardsStar.gif\" width=\"555\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You too can then keep track of its movement northwards.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know how you get on.<\/p>\n<p>Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download my Barnard&#8217;s Star Observing guide in PDF Format.\u00a0 With printable star charts, so you too can keep track of its movement northwards. Barnard&#8217;s Star is the fastest moving star we know. See my original observation from my old blog by clicking this link: Barnard&#8217;s Star Observation June 2012. My image above shows the movement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":120,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Finding Barnard's Star - Star-Gazing","description":"Download my Barnard's Star Observing guide in PDF Format .\u00a0 With printable star charts, so you too can keep track of its movement northwards. 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