Hey Vingo.....question re double (Alnitak)???

[davidpretorius]

Hey Mate,

doing a little star testing near orion (trying to resolve 6 stars in the trap) and chose Alnitax.....the mirror was close to ambient and I swore I could see a double............. is this possible with a 10" awesome Anthony Wesley Mirror?

dp

[saberscorpx]

I can help if Vingo doesn't mind.

Alnitak's 5.5 mag companion lies at 2.6".
The magnitude difference can give small scopes some trouble, but
the split should be no problem with 10" under steady skies.


SJS

[davidpretorius]

Thanks Stephen, it was a pleasant surprise to see it

[ving]

eek! i am guessing that questions for me should be PMed :lol:
sorry bout that davo1
yeah its a really nice double. i can get it in my 8" easy peasey :D

[davidpretorius]

i did not think you loved me any more........... i was about to "tell all" to your wife about our secret affair for "doubles"

thanks mate........finding doubles when you werent looking for them is lotsa fun

[ving]

yeah, i have stummbled across many before... some quite good too :)