Albireo

[pickinduck]

[pickinduck]

In this video he shows The Summer Triangle with Sagitta, The Coathanger, and Albireo.
What do you think about what he about red-shift and computer screens?

[pickinduck]

This photo from Wikipedia was confusing the hell out of me because it shows a second even smaller blue star.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albireo

[pickinduck]

Sherlew you might not be able to split Albireo with your currant binoculars but I think you should be able to see SAGITTA and the Coathanger star cluster. The Coathanger will knock your socks off when you find it and see it for the first time.

[pickinduck]

So I split my first double star last nite with my Oberwerk 15x70 binoculars and it was GREAT

[sherlew99]

Aug 24, 2016 7:10:42 GMT -6 pickinduck said:

Sherlew you might not be able to split Albireo with your currant binoculars but I think you should be able to see SAGITTA and the Coathanger star cluster. The Coathanger will knock your socks off when you find it and see it for the first time.

It's supposed to be clear again tonight, so I'll give it another go and see what I can see.

[sherlew99]

Here are some good articles on Albireo, which has turned out to be a least a triple star system. Check out the first article below.

Albireo, beloved double star

By Bruce McClure in Brightest Stars | August 3, 2016

Albireo is known best for the striking color contrast between its two stars, with the brighter star gold and the dimmer star blue.

Albireo – also called Beta Cygni – isn’t the brightest star in the sky. It looks like an ordinary single star to the eye. But peer at it through a telescope, you’ll learn why stargazers love Albireo. With a telescope, you’ll easily see Albireo as a beautiful double star, with the brighter star gold and the dimmer star blue.

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I found another interesting article you may like as well, even though it isn't as current.

Home > Celestial Objects > Deep Sky Objects for Amateur Telescopes > Albireo – Double Star in Cygnus

Albireo – Double Star in Cygnus


Cygnus, often informally termed the Northern Cross, represents the swan into which the god Zeus turned himself to seduce Leda, wife of the King of Sparta. On early autumn evenings, Cygnus is high overhead from midnorthern latitudes, appearing to fly south along the bright sparkling band of the Milky Way.

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[sherlew99]

Here's Wikipedia's entry on it too.

[pickinduck]

Aug 24, 2016 10:13:49 GMT -6 sherlew99 said:

Here are some good articles on Albireo, which has turned out to be a least a triple star system. Check out the first article below.

So it is a triple star system!
I haven't used my 60 or 80 mm telescopes on it yet. Do you think I will be able to split it into 3 stars?

[sherlew99]

I don't know. You can try, but this may need a stronger telescope.