Nightspore Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) Has anyone seen or photographed the 'Winter Albireo' so far this year yet. I once found this by accident originally while scanning in Canis (with a Mak!). I always referred to it as the 'Winter Albireo'. Until I discovered that it had already been discovered and was actually called the 'Winter Albireo'. As in a *Camberwell Carrot sense; it looks like Albireo and you can see it in winter lol. Ever since, it's been one of my favourite winter objects. I don't think it will be visible to me at a convenient time until late January. *Withnail & I reference. Withnail & I (1987 Handmade Films) Edited December 9, 2023 by Nightspore Camberwell Carrots +Streetbob and +RonC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 One of my favourite doubles too Dave. Unfortunately I won't be able to see it until late December/early January due to trees & houses. I found out about it quite a few years ago when I bought Turn Left at Orion. I would urge anyone who has not seen it to have a look because it is a beautiful double. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightspore Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Glafnazur said: One of my favourite doubles too Dave. Unfortunately I won't be able to see it until late December/early January due to trees & houses. I found out about it quite a few years ago when I bought Turn Left at Orion. I would urge anyone who has not seen it to have a look because it is a beautiful double. Yes, it's not easy to see for me either. At least until it gets to around transit. Being fairly low it's actually easier for me to stand up and find manually. There's a lot in that area, including the Little Beehive (M41). Once you've clocked Al Zara, 145 CMa is just a few arc minutes south-east. I still can't believe I discovered it sweeping with an f/12.7 Mak! I'd have been better off with a Smarties tube lol. It's over 6000 LY away. I'm not sure if it's a true binary or an optical double. So we're seeing it probably as it was at the time of Ancient Mesopotamia/Sumer. The Sumerians were some of the first 'astronomers'. +Streetbob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightspore Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 Saw it this morning. Yay! +Glafnazur and +Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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