"David Knisely" wrote in message
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gswork posted:

It's a fascinating universe out there, so now to something closer to
home - what's the best dwarf class star to view in the northern
hemisphere if you have a modest scope?

How about the nice double Eta Cassiopeiae? It has a primary very similar
to
our sun (spectral class G0V, magnitde 3.4) and a red-dwarf companion
(magnitude 7.5, spectral class dM0) only about 12 arc seconds away. The
color
contrast is quite striking in a ten inch with the primary looking
off-white
and the companion a very dim reddish-orange. Clear skies to you.

One of my favorites to show to kids at star parties. Although I would lean
closer to pink than reddish-orange. We even call it the "pink buddy."