Comparative Resolution Test (2)
Here are the results of a comparative test I did with one vs. two-eyed observation on various close double stars. The winner is obvious...Alpha Herculis (binoscope)
Ras Algethi (Alpha HER) is a woonderful double star that I saw as orange for the main star and green for its companon.Kappa Herculis (Nexus 100)
Kappa Herculis is an easy double with remarkable colours. The thing is... it's not a double at all because in reality the fainter star lies 100 light-years…Gamma AND (18in Dobson)
Almach, or Gamma Andromedae, is truly a lovely double star. Not just because the two components are relatively close to one another, but also because of their…Alpha CMi (binoscope)
Procyon, the brightest star in Canis Minor, must be one of the most difficult double stars that can be resolved with amateur telescopes due to the enormous…1 ARI (18in Dobson)
Here’s a nice double star, 1 ARI: magnitude 6,0 and 7,5 with a distance of only 3 arcseconds.