Polaris, my first double star image

[nightfisher]

After i finished last nights Luna imaging run, i decided it was time to try imaging a double star, so Polaris is nice and easy to find, this was a 30 second exposure with ED120 and 1000D at ISO 200 zoomed up a bit into a crop and saved as .png

Not brilliant but a good start

[Pig]

Not bad at all Jules, a clear separation .... I may give my camera a run out at some point

[nightfisher]

I may do a bit more double star imaging in the future, a 30 second sub is easy on the driven EQ5

[Pig]

I have a list of coloured doubles that I have come across whilst star hopping if you want me to dig them out them Jules, I am sure they will make some nice images

[Stu]

Nice shot Jules.

What's the bright star on the left edge?

[Dave In Vermont]

Dubhe, perhaps?

Nice shot, by-the-by. Good contrasting of colour and depth.

Take more, please!

Dave - who loves binaries

[xtreemchaos]

great result jules, the ed120 is performing well. well done. charl.

[nightfisher]

26 minutes ago, Stu said:

Nice shot Jules.

What's the bright star on the left edge?

Just looking on stellarium i would hazard a guess at Kochab

[Stu]

8 hours ago, nightfisher said:

Just looking on stellarium i would hazard a guess at Kochab

Just confused by the image scale, didn't think Kochab would be in the field? Not a problem, just trying to understand it myself!

[tooth_dr]

9 hours ago, Pig said:

I have a list of coloured doubles that I have come across whilst star hopping if you want me to dig them out them Jules, I am sure they will make some nice images

Hope you don't mind me asking but would you possibly share that with me also? I was out last night looking around and the only ones I know of are albireo and the middle star of the plough handle, and the former was below the horizon !

[Pig]

Just now, tooth_dr said:

Hope you don't mind me asking but would you possibly share that with me also? I was out last night looking around and the only ones I know of are albireo and the middle star of the plough handle, and the former was below the horizon !

No problems I will download a csv file from my phone and PM them to you

[tooth_dr]

15 minutes ago, Pig said:

No problems I will download a csv file from my phone and PM them to you

Thank you so much 

[Pig]

All done

[nightfisher]

1 hour ago, Stu said:

Just confused by the image scale, didn't think Kochab would be in the field? Not a problem, just trying to understand it myself!

stu, i could very likely be wrong, you know how bad i am at whats up there