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Got home from our trip to Erik's Ranch. Unpacked the car quickly then setup the telescope.
I could not see the primary companion without tapping the lens (B). The secondary companion (D) showed up but without a clean split, looked more like an extension of (C). Took a bit to find all 4. Pretty cool double-double.
Very easy split. Similar in color, but the sibling looks like it has a little more purple?
Another easy split. The sibling is more noticeably faint.
Very small. Just a subtle fat dot on a dark background. Looking directly at it will make it disappear! AV pops it back into view with a little definition. Getting some "irregularity" in the glow around the center.
Took a little to determine which nearby star was the sibling. Both are nestled between β and ν Lyrae.
Very faint. AV isn't required for detection, but is necessary to get an observation of the size and shape.
Cool pair! The primary is very orange / yellow. The secondary is a colder white, a little less bright.
I would have missed it if my star chart didn't tell me it was there. No "concentration" of light or glow, more evenly distributed and spread out.
