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As the brightest star in Orion, Rigel ranks as the seventh brightest star in all the heavens, just behind Capella. It is a visual binary; its companion is much fainter, but quite visible if you are persistent enough (PA 202º, 9.4"). ... There are many double stars in this constellation visible in small telescopes.
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www.dibonsmith.com/ori_con.htm
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Double stars can be found everywhere. Here's a selection of pretty doubles vislble when Orion the hunter is riding high in the sky. ... Orion's Splendid Double Stars ... Southern Double-Star Gems...
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www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/doublestars
www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/doublestars
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Some of the finest double and multiple stars in the sky are on display as the constellation Orion, the Hunter, comes to prominence. ... Star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies seem more glamorous, but double stars are the underappreciated gems of the night sky. Unlike other deep-sky wonders, ... Double stars in and around Orion...
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www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/doublestars/3...
www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/doublestars/3309846.html
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About 130 AD: Nu1 and Nu2 Sagittarii (an optical pair separated by 14') was described as Double Star by Ptolemy (c. 85-165 AD) in Alexandria, Egypt. ... February 4, 1617: Theta1 Orionis, the bright stellar object in the Orion Nebula (M42) observed as triple by Galileo. See Tom Popper's and Jim Mosher's study on The...
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www.seds.org/~spider/spider/Doubles/doubles.html
www.seds.org/~spider/spider/Doubles/doubles.html
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In wintertime Orion is a magnificent constellation which can easily be found by the the three stars forming a line building the belt of the Hunter. The belt stars point towards Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation of the Larger Dog, ... iota Ori, a 3rd mag and a 7th mag star forming an unequal double;
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www.seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/orion.html
www.seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/orion.html
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A perfect illustration of this is another VLTI image showing the double star system Theta1 Orionis C in the Orion Nebula Trapezium. This image, which was the first ever constructed from VLTI data, separates clearly the two young, massive stars from this system.
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218103517.htm
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Unique Details Of Double Star In Orion Nebula And Star T Leporis Captured By 'Virtual' Telescope (Feb. 19, 2009) — A team of French astronomers has captured one of the sharpest color images ever made. They observed the star T Leporis, which appears, on the sky, as small as a two-storey house on the moon.
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402104724.htm
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Astronomers have caught their sharpest look of a double star system in the Orion nebula. ... Left: Zooming into the center of the Orion star-forming region with the four bright Trapezium stars (Theta1 Orionis A-D). The dominant star is Theta1 Orionis C, which was imaged with unprecedented resolution with the VLT...
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www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090402-orion-binary-star...
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090402-orion-binary-star.html
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I have yet to see a Nebula or a Galaxy but I have been also going with out star charts or any type a plan as of yet. This weekend I think I am going to explore Orion and see what I can find.
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doublestar.wordpress.com/
doublestar.wordpress.com/
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