Doc Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) Went out in the back garden last night. Managed four hours between 18.30 and 22.30. Almost all of the double stars below were observed with the 12mm Clave' eyepiece. I'm really astounded by these Clave's, the 12mm is really sharp and shows pin point stars right to the edge. The 12mm Clave' gives a magnification of x70. I know they are not ortho's but they do act like such. Perseus Epsilon Per - 2.91/8.88 - Easy - White/White Eta Per - 3.75/8.50 - Easy - Yellow/White Zeta Per - 2.88/9.16 - Easy - White/White Theta Per - 4.11/20.25 - 20.4" - Hard and only glimpsed on and off - White/White Aries Gamma Ari - 3.88/4.58 - 7.5" - Medium - White/White 41 Ari - 3.61/11.04 - 34" - Hard only glimpse it occasionally as it's 11.04 mag and on the limit of the scope - White/White Auriga Theta Aur - 2.65/7.20 - 4" - Hard - White/White Cepheus Beta Cep - 3.23/8.63 - 14.8" - Easy - White/White Garnet Star - 4.01 - Couldn't detect any of the companions - Red Xi Cep - 4.40/6.40 - 8.4" - Medium - White/White Gemini Alpha Gem (Castor) - 1.58/2.97 - 5.3" - Medium - White/White 77 Gem - 3.56/8.20 - 7.9" - Hard - Whte/White Eta Gem - 3.29/6.15 - 1.6" - Only managed a peanut split even with the 6mm Delos Epsilon Gem - 3.00/9.64 - 110" - Very Easy - White/White Delta Gem - 3.53/8.18 - 5.5" - Easy - White/White Zeta Gem - 4.07/10.70 - 87.4" - Easy Ursa Major 23 UrMa - 3.65/9.18 - 23.2" - Easy - White/White Iota UrMa - 3.14/9.20 - 1.9" - Only managed a peanut split Orion Lambda Ori - 3.51/5.45/10.72 - 4.9"/28.7" - All three stars split Zeta Ori - 1.9/3.7/9.6 - 2.3"/58" - Medium - All three stars split Epsilon Ori - 1.72/10.5 - 179" - Easy Beta Ori (Rigel) - 0.28/6.80 - 9.3" - Easy - White/White Tau Ori - 3.59/11.00 - 33.3" - Hard - Only glimpsed with averted vision Eta Ori - 3.39/4.87 - 1.8" - Only managed a peanut split. 31 Ori - 4.69/9.70 - 12.7" - Medium - Secondary looked very dim, I would say dimmer then 9.70 mag Iota Ori - 2.9/7.0/9.7 - 10.8"/49.4" - All three seen - Easy Edited November 30, 2017 by Doc +Ibbo, Tweedledee, tuckstar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Looks like a good night Mick!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Some nice targets there Mick. In Decembers Astronomy nows 'sky tour' they list an interesting double : Omicron Eridanus. Have you seen that one....? Draw a line from Saiph to Rigel in Orion, then double the first line going in the same direction, and go up a bit. Its actually a multiple star. Its on my bagging list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 Don't think I've seen that one yet Rob, I'll put it on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) I believe its a bright main star with 2 faint companians, one a white dwarf, one a red dwarf. Excuse the poor quality pic, but you get the gist.... Edited November 30, 2017 by Bino-viewer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) Better one.... Edited November 30, 2017 by Bino-viewer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 That was a good session Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 Thanks guys. Yellow, Red, & White all in the same FOV sounds like a great view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Good results, and a good informative report Mick! ? Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Very nice report, you saw a lot that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Sounds interesting. I've found Castor can be quite difficult as both components are bright. I have managed to snap it on a few occasions, though, usually with a webcam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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