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I am planning an easy night, looking at what I personally describe as bi-visual doubles in Volans. Bi-visual is my description for when a double star has two stars that each would be visible to the eye if they were solo.
Gamma Volans is a wide double with components of Mag 3.9 & 5.4 according to Haas. Similarly, Kappa Volans is very wide, with Mag 5.3 & 5.6 components.
My main interest in double stars centres on bi-visual doubles. I always find it fascinating that what looks to be one star visually has another star hiding in plain sight. More famous examples of bi-visual stars are Castor & Alpha Centaurus.
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