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2022-11-24

Condition: E6

Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87

A Thanksgiving observation session! I stuffed myself stupid; so much so that I was feeling too tired to go out viewing tonight. I'm glad I pushed myself because it was beautiful tonight!

10:16PM

Target: 32 Eridani

Const: Eridanus

RaDec: 3h54m -2°57

Scope: ST80

Setting: 40x, AV

Double: AB: 340°

Image

Found by right ascending from ν Eridani. Clean split. The sibling is less bright but not hard to see. Both appear yellow in color.

10:30PM

Target: 55 Eridani

Const: Eridanus

RaDec: 4h43m -8°48

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x

Double: AB: 300° or 120°

Image

Found by moving declination down from μ Eridani. Cool faint pair. Looks like a ghostly pair of eyes. Orange in color.

10:39PM

Target: γ Leporis

Const: Lepus

RaDec: 5h44m -22°27

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x

Double: AB: 340°

Image

Easy split. Primary is white, the sibling looks purple.

10:51PM

Target: M 79

Const: Lepus

RaDec: 5h24m -24°33

Scope: ST80

Setting: 40x, AV

Image

Very faint and difficult to see. AV is required. Can see some "noise" in the area with an occasional glint of light. Maybe it's too low on the horizon? I may flag this one for a redo in the future.

11:07PM

Target: β Orionis

Const: Orion

RaDec: 5h14m -8°12

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x, 1/2 stop-down

Double: AB: 220°

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Rigel is so bright it almost washes out the sibling. Tried various methods, but stop-down without barlow worked the best.

11:14PM

Target: δ Orionis

Const: Orion

RaDec: 5h32m -0°18

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x

Double: AB: 0°

Image

Easy split. The sibling is less bright, but still easy to see. Primary looks yellow.

11:20PM

Target: λ Orionis

Const: Orion

RaDec: 5h35m +9°56

Scope: ST80

Setting: 150x

Double: AB: 45°

Image

Took a little effort to get the split, mostly with micro-focusing. Both appear white.

11:35PM

Target: σ Orionis

Const: Orion

RaDec: 5h38m -2°36

Scope: ST80

Setting: 150x

Double: AC: 90°, AD: 70°

Image

Can only see two of the three siblings. I've tried everything I could think of to see the third, but it's keeps evading me.