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Strange... I clearly remember (and my log confirms that) them as blue
and orange-red. My atlas also confirms this by listing nu1 as spectral type K, and nu2 as A. Thanks all for the suggestions by the way. I'll soon be on my way out the door to check WZ Cassiopeia out. - Cesar |
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Still no nu Bootes (maybe too wide a pair...)
nu1 and nu2 Boo are a white and yellow-gold 5th mag. optical pair with a sep. of 10'. That should read 'blue-white' and yellow-orange'. They are a wide pair, and opticals are overlooked in alot of lists. But if I had to pick my favorites, they would be the opticals as they are unique from our perspective on Earth. Binaries, on the other hand, can't help but be doubles SSX |
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Thanks all for your replies. I guess with binoculars one just has to
find out for oneself. I'm just back from trying WZ Cas, but the whole thing was too faint (light pollution!). To compensate, however, I found orange rho Cas to be a good binocular match to the 10' closeby very blue V373 Cas. Omicron Cygni is a great suggestion, it looks promising on the chart. I will try the Cygnus region soon. Best, - Cesar PS: I also found this nice collection of binocular objects that others may find useful (includes Omicron-1 Cygni): http://www.dibonsmith.com/binoc_tb.htm |
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SO, I wonder if anybody has noticed nu Bootes the same way, and if
there is a list somewhere of similar targets. Are there any other binocular Albireos? Best, - Cesar I have a small list that I compiled over the last two years. Can be found he http://members.aol.com/sabiajohn/lasnews.html John D. Sabia |
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Canopus wrote:
One minor problem with the USNO list is the authors do not cross-reference each star's Bayer name. For example, HR382 on the list is simply phi Cass. These cross-references can easily be decoded using Simbad at: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-fid.pl RTGUI will cross-reference HR numbers with Bayer and/or Flamsteed designations, where they exist. For example, a search of HR 382 brings up: HR 382, Phi Cas, 34 Cas, SAO 22191, Dbl 135" 7.0 (Actually, that last field isn't there in Rel. 6, but will be with the next release.) You can do this search on your laptop, out in the field. You don't need an internet connection. www.rtgui.com -- Robert Sheaffer - User name "Roberto" at debunker-dot-com Skeptical to the Max! Visit the Debunker's Domain - http://www.debunker.com Resources Debunking All Manner of Bogus Claims Also: Skepticism / Astronomy / Opera / more |
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Are there any other
binocular Albireos? Ran across an easy, colorful ~5th mag. optical quartet 6 deg. south of Markab (SW corner of the Great Square). 58 (B9), 55 (M2), 57 (M4), and 59 (A5) Pegasi. A 7th mag. (M5) star accentuates the group. |
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