January Binary Star List

[Dave Mitsky]

I've added a list of binary stars to the monthly calendar that I compile and will be posting it here and elsewhere. These stars lie within the two hour swath of right ascension from 4:00 to 6:00.

Thirty double and muliple stars for January: Theta Aurigae, 14 Aurigae, 26 Aurigae (Auriga); Omicron 2 Eridani, 39 Eridani, 55 Eridani, Struve 570, Struve 571 (Eridanus); Gamma Leporis, h3750 (Lepus); Phi Tauri, Chi Tauri, 118 Tauri (Taurus); Beta Camelopardalis, 1 Camelopardalis, 29 Camelopardalis (Camelopardalis); Rho Orionis, Struve 649, Beta Orionis (Rigel), Struve 708, Delta Orionis (Mintaka), Struve 747, Lambda Orionis (Meissa), Theta 1 Orionis (the Trapezium), Iota Orionis, Theta 2 Orionis, Struve 751, Struve 761, Sigma Orionis, Zeta Orionis (Alnitak) (Orion)

Data on these stars can be found at http://dvaa.org/AData/StarsJan.htm

Dave Mitsky

[DippyHippy]

Ah, double stars - I like observing these because they're a challenge you don't need to wait for moonless nights for.

I've always had a soft spot for Almach and Albireo myself... I know they're easy but they're good nightly warm-ups :)

[Tiny]

Thanks for the information, >< there is always a problem for me to find their location on the nightsky...South, North...ah @@

[moosemanuk]

thanks for the list - always looking for ones I haven't seen before. had a rather dodgy telescope up until recently that was only really any good for double star observing - always amazes me that no matter how many I see there are always more up there to observe.

I've printed your list and will let you know how I get on! (if this bloody cloud ever clears over here in England)

Cheers
Moo$e

[DippyHippy]

Moose, tell me about it. I live in Luton and as if that wasn't bad enough, all we've had is complete cloud cover for most nights over the past month or so....

[moosemanuk]

I'm in York which seems like it's got it's very own little weather system that brings rain and cloud most of the time ... clear last night though, although I hadn't planned for it and by the time I realised I'd had far too much red wine to contemplate looking through a telescope! Still, would've increased the number of double stars observed I guess .... !

Moo$e

[Planetwatcher]

Very impressive Dave. :o
Do any of those binary pairs include an orange giant? :unsure:
Is this calender like a calender you can put on a wall with a picture at the top, and the calender underneath? If so, I would like to get one. :P