| Carl Kolchak |
| (professor emeritus) |
| 07/12/09 02:07 PM |
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Re: patriotic triple?
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bill w said:
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i slewed to 31 cygnus and almost fell out of my chair due to the brightness and color (8" SCT 24 pan). the primary was burnt orange, the secondary (30 cyg) looked white to me and the close 3rd star was pale blue.
David said:
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Actually, the triple is Omicron-1 Cygni, which I once called "the Patriotic Star", in one of my observing reports, so perhaps you read one of those. It is a pretty triple star (30 Cyg, 31, Cyg, and HD 192579) with wide separation, but the alignment is probably optical only, as the three stars are quite distant from us and from each other. The star field is also fairly rich, so it makes a good target. Clear skies to you.
Hi all,
Just want to thank both of you for pointing out this beautiful triple. After two weeks of rain and clouds I finally had a clear night to view them. Using the 102mm f/7 Astrotelescope and the Hyperion 24mm-8mm zoom they were absolutely gorgeous.
My Tasco Cosmic 50mm f/12 and a 22mm Meade Modified made them appear as tiny jewels in the FOV. I also used the 12.5mm Meade Modified and the tiny jewels were framed perfectly. However the color of the blue star was a very pale blue compared to the 102mm.
Well worth the price of admission!
peace & clear skies,