Multiple stars; Trapezium, Sigma, Eta & Tau Orion

[Dennis]

Hello,

I’ve just got around to processing these multiple star images that I recorded on 23rd Jan, when we still had clear skies in Brisbane!

Thanks for looking!

Dennis

[AlexN]

Wow Dennis! Eta Ori is cleanly split there! Very nice work... You've definitely done a good job on the trapezium too!!

Good work mate.
Alex.

[Lester]

Good one Dennis, those trapezium 5 and 6 stars are very faint.

[hotspur (Chris)]

Thats good shooting Dennis,well done!

nice to this ,

Cheers Chris

[Dennis]

Thanks guys!

There’s something quite fascinating and almost hypnotic about observing double stars. A few times each year the bug bites quite deeply and I’ve just gotta get out there and do meself some splittin’….

It’s nice to have some targets that are relatively immune to a full Moon and the bright city lights of Brisbane!

Cheers

Dennis

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

Great shot. We tend to look down on double stars these days as "boring", but they can generate some interesting shots. I particularly like the grouping of several shots. It's nice to contrast the differences.
Geoff

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Very nice indeed Dennis The Trapezium is amazing! Great to see what the Mewlon can do for an experienced operator.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Very cool work. Nicely presented too.

[Robh (Rob)]

Impressive collection, Dennis!
Good pick up of the two 11th magnitude stars around the Trapezium.
Lovely image of sigma Orionis.

If you haven't imaged it already, try beta Monocerotis, a nice triple of blue-white stars all of 5th magnitude.
Refreshing to see some images of multiple stars instead of the usual run of the mill nebulae and galaxies!

Regards, Rob.

[danielsun]

Great work there Dennis, very well done.

Cheers Daniel.

[Dennis]

Thanks for your comments guys – there is something special about seeing these stellar powerhouses in such close proximity, whether it be real or line of sight.

@RobH (Rob) – I have just finished a pane with Beta Mon, a most beautiful triple star system! I’ll post this shortly.

Cheers

Dennis

[Ric]

Lovely work Dennis, the presentation looks tops as well.

Cheers

[telecasterguru (Frank)]

Great work and most interesting.

Frank

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Great work again Dennis showing Multiples can be fascinating to view.
Cheers Kev.

[RB (Andrew)]

Excellent work, beautifully presented my friend !

Originally Posted by Dennis

There’s something quite fascinating and almost hypnotic about observing double stars.

Totally agree Dennis, I love viewing doubles/multiples too.
When observing at the Pony Club I love having a look at them through the various scopes on offer.

Thanks for sharing these.