White dwarfs

[robagar]

OK, I've seen the local red dwarf, now I want to see a white one :) Are there any to be seen with an 8"?

[[1ponders]]

Sirius B, The Pup. I think the one in the center of M57 is too dim (mag 15 or 16 :shrug: )

[ving]

and procyon B :)

heres a catalogue : http://www.astronomy.villanova.edu/WDCatalog/index.html

[[1ponders]]

Nice link starman ving :cool2:

[ving]

i'm da man! :cool:

:poke:

[robagar]

thanks guys. The ring neb one is too dim, spent a good half hour trying to spot it a few nights ago without success.

Now I'll just go through ving's list to find the bright ones =)

[robagar]

ooh, found one in wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Maanen%27s_Star) - Van Maanen's Star in Pisces, aka HIP3829, 14.4ly away, mag 12.4

[mickoking]

The companion to Omicron2 Eridani (40 Eridani) is possibly the easiest white dwarf to observe. It is a cinch with a 120 refractor.

The white dwarf itself is also a double being orbited by a red dwarf (which I have yet to see). :)

[robagar]

and, apparently, the planet Vulcan

[ving]

live long and prosper... \\//,

[mickoking]

Very funny not ;)