Epsilon Boötis (Struve 1877)

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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.

SubjectEpsilon Bootis (âˆ'1877)
ClassificationDouble 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/TimeSEP 03, 2006 - 10:20 PM MST (SEP 04, 2006 - 05:20 UT)
Observing Loc.Flagstaff, AZ - Home
InstrumentOrion SVP 6LT Reflector (150 mm dia./1200 mm F/L)
Eyepieces/Mag.10 mm + 2X Barlow (240X)
ConditionsPartly cloudy, calm
Seeing4/10
TransparencyNELM Mag ~4.0
ReferencesThe Washington Visual Double Star Catalog, 1996.0 (Worley+, 1996) via VizieR

*Based on published data.

2 Comments

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

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