BobinKy (Carpal Tunnel) 07/04/09 08:37 AM

Re: August Binocular Universe: Observations wanted

Phil... When sweeping the Scutum Star Cloud with binoculars, I think an enjoyable observation comes from the colors of the stars themselves. I enjoy the following. Star.....Mag.....Color.....Spectral Type Alpha Sct.....3.8.....Orange.....K3III Beta Sct.....4.2.....Yellow.....G5III.....(Frontdoor to dark nebula B111) R Sct.....4.2-8.6.....Orange.....K0.....(Variable star) Eta Sct.....4.8.....Orange.....K0.....(Backdoor to dark nebula B119a) Epsilon Sct.....4.9.....Yellow.....G5III HR 7083.....6.0.....Orange.....K2I EW Sct.....7.9.....Orange.....K0.....(EW Sct and HD 171999 make a nice but faint pair in binoculars) HD 171999.....8.3.....Yellow.....G5 Hopping across the Aquilla constellation line, the following colorful stars lie in the backyard of the Scutum Star Cloud. 12 Aql.....4.0.....Orange.....K0 Lambda Aql.....3.4.....Blue-White.....B9

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