Observation Notes:
This was an awesome pair! There is a brilliant orange-yellow primary with a rich Levi's blue secondary hugging it. The seeing made it hard to tell, but the first diffraction rings either overlapped slightly or were close to touching. I'll need to remember to come back to this one.
| Subject | Epsilon Bootis (âˆ'1877) |
| Classification | Double Star |
| Position (J2000) | Bootes [RA: 14:44:59.1 / Dec: +27:04:27]* |
| Position Angle* | 343° (1988) |
| Separation* | 2.6" (1988) |
| Magnitudes* | 2.7 / 5.1 |
| Spectral Types* | - |
| Date/Time | SEP 03, 2006 - 10:20 PM MST (SEP 04, 2006 - 05:20 UT) |
| Observing Loc. | Flagstaff, AZ - Home |
| Instrument | Orion SVP 6LT Reflector (150 mm dia./1200 mm F/L) |
| Eyepieces/Mag. | 10 mm + 2X Barlow (240X) |
| Conditions | Partly cloudy, calm |
| Seeing | 4/10 |
| Transparency | NELM Mag ~4.0 |
| References | The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog, 1996.0 (Worley+, 1996) via VizieR |
*Based on published data.
thanks for the wonderful pics
now I know what they look like through a telescope
l have heard so much about this pair of stars
Hi Brandie, you're welcome. I hope you get a chance to observe this beautiful pair sometime. If the view is a little fluttery, and you have trouble seeing the fainter companion, try again on a different night with better seeing. It's worth the effort.
Thanks for the comment!
Jeremy