3 great doubles

[bigjoe]

These are for someone who has never seen a good double ..2 easy one Harder ..all beautifully coloured..

32 ERIDANI
Sao 130805
Mags 4.7,5.9 Separation 6.8"
Topaz Yellow Primary and Sea Green Secondary. GORGEOUS in any scope even a lil tak 60 and great if you want to show someone a nice easy colourful double.

GAMMA CETI
Main components..SEP 2.0" Tough one and needs a 70mm scope at least (could maybe just make out in 60 tak) as secondary faint hugging first diffraction ring; see it easily in my lovely Kunming United optics 80 ED F/ 7 with a 3.3mm TOE , and a piece of cake at 200x in my TS 115mm F/7 with a TAK T.O.E 4mm but more intense colours at lower powers with just a 6mm TMB11 Planetary or 5mm Delite appearing beautiful bluish green/yellow to most observers eyes.
Sep 2" mags 3.5,6.2 .
Sao 110707.

And 3rdly ..
ALMACH (GAMMA ANDROMEDAE).. Golden Orange /Blue
Mags 2,5.. separation 9.8".

Pics below so there easy to locate.
PS:EASY BRIGHT GALAXY M77 only a few degrees from Gamma Ceti!
Bigjoe.

[The Mekon]

Joe,
Thanks for your post. Gamma Ceti is one of my favourites - to me like a mini Antares but a bit easier. You have done well in seeing this in 70mm. I will try with my scope stopped down to see how low I can go!

[bigjoe]

Thanks John ..it was a great night when Mars was unbelievable in the 115mm ..so thought I':hi:d try my now gone 72ed ..it was there lovely..80 ed easy enough..though it likes aperture for the colours to truly show ..so 4 inch scopes and above ..
Its a shame most don't even know it exists the separation , colour and brightness difference better to me as it rewards patience than other showpieces such as Izar, Alpha Herculis, Delta serpentis , 95 Herculis, Gamma Delphinus, Eta , Rho and Beta Orionis, Antares and Almaak etc
Looking forward to your attempts too.

With respect always.
Bigjoe