bomberbaz Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Hi all. So last time I was outs I saw for the first time the Ailbireo double. I have to say it was so beautiful, and it was at this point I realised I was missing out on a really amazing aspect of astronomy. Being honest I cannot believe I have been overlooking them.So I started looking around at various webpages for further information and suddenly found myself in a mess of information. So I thought that, knowing what a resourceful bunch we are that maybe some of you may have some lists I can borrow. ( read steal for my own use). For what its worth I am tiring of the bad weather ( usually new moon) or clear skies + full moon spoiling things so I am looking at options and this is definitely one to go for to get me into the fresh air. I am also looking at binoviewing on the moon but thats another thread. Anybody help?Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyvern Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Steve,Have a look at Mark S Baines web site at www.linnhe.net Second item down - Linnhe Observatory - Downloads. The constellation observation guide is really helpful in getting an idea on what to look for in each constellation, and I find myself frequently referring to it. Although a copyright statement at top of home page, he states "A few documents I use which you may find useful - Constellation Observation Guide, expanded NGC/IC 2000.0 Catalogue." Enjoy perusing through his double star selections.Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave In Vermont Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Hi Steve:Welcome to the wonderful universe of double, triple, quadruple..... ad infinitum likely - Stars.Here's a few links. First up is Star-Splitters. Loads of information on doubles and too many more things to list:https://bestdoubles.wordpress.com/Next up is the granddaddy of data out of the US Naval Observatory's Washington Double Star Catalog - the WDS:http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astrometry/optical-IR-prod/wds/WDSFinally here's a trove of data on stars themselves. After all, most stars we see are part of binary-systems, which are more common than singles such as our offbeat Sun:http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/sowlist.htmlThat should keep you off the streets at night for awhile.Enjoy!Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 A nice short list is this: http://dvaa.org/AData/ADDoubles.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbaz Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Cheers guys, I knew you would come up with the goods. Think a desperate folder is needed for astro like I noe have such a wealth of them. Cheers Dteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Welcome to world of double star observation. It is a fascinating aspect of our hobby and can be done even under light polluted skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbaz Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Cheers guys, I knew you would come up with the goods. Think a desperate folder is needed for astro like I noe have such a wealth of them. Cheers DteveThat should be seperate and Steve. Tablets are not that easy to type on :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockystar Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Nice list, think I'll start working my way through those. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Size9Hex Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 ...and it was at this point I realised I was missing out on a really amazing aspect of astronomy. Being honest I cannot believe I have been overlooking them.SteveSpot on. I had the same realisation about one week ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Size9Hex Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Whoops, posted early due to clumsy typing! Was going to say that I resorted to double stars when the moon was too bright for DSOs. Wasn't expecting much but had a great night. Was quite taken at just how colourful everything was. The list I used was the default Diuble Star tick list in Sky Safari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbaz Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 Need to get me sky safari i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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