Sirius is a difficult binary system, hard to resolve. I am trying it, and I have got one image that shows a dim star very near to Sirius A, but I think it isn’t Sirius B. I have been trying to find out which is the name of the star. I still don’t know it. Searching in Internet (and star atlas) other images of the area I see the star exists, but with no name so far. Here are the sources found:
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Looking for Sirius B
Posted in Astrophotography with tags Bright star, Casio Exilim EX-Z80, Meade Lightbridge 16", shift-and-add, Sirius on 2009/03/31 by computerphysicslabWhere is Sirius B?
Posted in Astrophotography with tags afocal, Canis Major, Casio Exilim EX-Z80, Meade Lightbridge 16", shift-and-add, Sirius, Telescope on 2009/03/23 by computerphysicslabAfter resolving the binary system of Castor I tried unsuccessfully to spot Sirius B. Theoretically it is possible using the Meade Lightbridge 16″, but maybe another luckier night … Integrating 200 half second exposure frames I got this result: