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The RECONS logo image is an infrared picture of
the Alpha Centauri system taken while observing at the Cerro Tololo
Inter-american Observatory near La Serena, Chile. The mirror cover at
the 1.5m telescope, which has segments much like flower petals, was
partially closed, causing the diffraction effects seen for each of the
two stars, Alpha Centauri A and B. These two stars and Proxima
Centauri (beyond the field of view) comprise the nearest stellar
system to the Sun, which is, in fact, a triple star system.