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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
Hi Joe,
Here's the details from a write up I did on X Velorum 17 years ago for the IIS monthly observing challenge in May 2005.
Because it's bright with wide separation it's aesthetically much nicer in scopes from 8" to 10", than larger scopes. A 10" scope has enough aperture to reveal the true colours of the A & B components, but not too much power that it separates them too much. In my 18" scope it isn't a great target because with my lowest power eyepiece (31mm Nagler) I am still running at 68X and it pushes them too far apart. They don't even look like a double.
In your 10" scope use your lowest power eyepiece and you'll get a deep gold and an electric blue star side by side. There are also 2 other nice blue and gold doubles in close proximity. Pan around and you'll find them both. It's rising pretty late at the moment but will get better over the coming months.
https://www.iceinspace.com.au/index....69,198,0,0,1,0
2nd last target on the monthly list
Cheers
John B |
A very interesting read, thank you for the link and tips John! I can't wait to view X Velorum once Vela gets in a good position. Thanks again
