- Astrophotogallery - Doublestars -
On this site I want to introduce my photographic doublestar project.
As a start I selected the brightest and wide seperated double and
multiple stars from the WDS (The Washington Double Star Catalog
http://ad.usno.navy.mil/wds/).
Because of my small scope the selection criterias were as follows:
Dec north of -30, Mag1 brighter 6m0, Mag2 brighter 9m0, separation more than 15"
together with some prominent exceptions
I took the images between Oct. 2005 and Sep. 2006 in Vienna/Austria with a
Takahashi FSQ (APO 106/530), 2x Barlow, CCD Starlight SXV-H9 and Vixen
GP-DX without guiding. The images are made with RGB-filters, each 2x 10
sec. and all identically processed. The photos on this webpage are
details of the originals. The limiting magnitude is about 13 mag.
The constellation photos were taken with a Canon EOS 10D and 28 mm lens
and have been reduced to 1/3 and have therefore - as the doublestar
photos - identical scale and also N-S/E-W orientation is always
correct.
Astro-friend Wolfgang Vollmann will do astrometric measurements with
the photos. We will publish the results here later, until then you can
find the infos and more on Wolfgangs homepage:
http://home.pages.at/vollmann/.
Phase 2 of the project will start soon with bigger optics.
The following list is sorted by constellation (alphabetically by the
latin abbreviation) and RA of the doublestarcoordinates.
| AND, Andromeda / Andromeda | Photo |
| 21-Alpha And 'Alpheratz' |
29-Pi And |
56 And |
| 57-Gamma And |
BUP30, And |
|
| AQL, Aquila / Eagle | Photo |
| 5 Aql |
15 Aql |
STTA178, Aql |
| 31 Aql |
53-Alpha Aql 'Altair' |
57 Aql |
| AQR, Aquarius / Water bearer | Photo |
| 41 Aqr |
63-Kappa Aqr |
83 Aqr |
| 94 Aqr |
104 Aqr |
|
| ARI, Aries / Ram | Photo |
| 5-Gamma Ari |
9-Lamda Ari |
14 Ari |
| 33 Ari |
41 Ari |
|
| AUR, Auriga / Charioteer | Photo |
| 14 Aur |
13-Alpha Aur 'Capella' |
24-Phi Aur |
| 26 Aur |
56-Psi5 Aur |
|
| BOO, Bootes / Herdsman | Photo |
| 1 Boo |
17-Kappa Boo |
21-Iota Boo |
| 37-Xi Boo |
49-Delta Boo |
51-Mu Boo |
| CAM, Camelopardalis / Giraffe | Photo |
| WEB2, Cam |
1 Cam |
10-Beta Cam |
| 11&12 Cam |
STF1694, Cam |
|
| CAP, Capricornus / Horned goat | Photo |
| 5&6-Alpha Cap |
9-Beta Cap |
11-Rho Cap |
| 12-Omicron Cap |
|
|
| CAS, Cassiopeia / Cassiopeia (Queen) | Photo |
| STF3053, Cas |
9 Cas |
11-Beta Cas |
| 18-Alpha Cas 'Shedir' |
24-Eta Cas |
34-Phi Cas |
| 44 Cas |
ENG7, Cas |
Iota Cas |
| 2 Cas |
4 Cas |
SHJ355, Cas |
| CEP, Cepheus / Cepheus (King) | Photo |
| 8-Beta Cep |
STF2816, Cep |
STF2840, Cep |
| 17-Xi Cep |
27-Delta Cep |
|
| CET, Cetus / Whale (Sea monster) | Photo |
| 37 Cet |
53-Chi Cet |
STU15, Cet |
| 66 Cet |
96-Kappa1 Cet |
|
| CMA, Canis Major / Big dog | Photo |
| 6-Nu1 Cma |
9-Alpha Cma 'Sirius' |
17 Cma |
| 25-Delta Cma |
HJ3945, Cma |
30-Tau Cma |
| 31-Eta Cma |
|
|
| CMI, Canis Minor / Little dog | Photo |
| 10-Alpha Cmi 'Procyon' |
|
|
| CNC, Cancer / Cancer | Photo |
| 16-Zeta Cnc |
48-Iota Cnc |
64-Sigma3 Cnc |
| COM, Coma Berenices / Berenice's hair | Photo |
| 12 Com |
17 Com |
24 Com |
| 32 Com |
|
|
| CRB, Corona Borealis / Northern crown | Photo |
| 15-Rho Crb |
20&21-Nu Crb |
|
| CRT, Crater / Cup | Photo |
| JC16, Crt* |
|
|
| CRV, Corvus / Crow (Raven) | Photo |
| 7-Delta Crv* |
|
|
| CVN, Canes Venatici / Hunting dogs | Photo |
| 2 Cvn |
12-Alpha Cvn 'Cor Caroli' |
15&17 Cvn |
| S654, Cvn |
|
|
| CYG, Cygnus / Swan | Photo |
| 6-Beta Cyg 'Albireo' |
13-Theta Cyg |
16 Cyg |
| 26 Cyg |
31&30 Cyg |
29 Cyg |
| 32 Cyg |
37-Gamma Cyg |
48 Cyg |
| 50-Alpha Cyg 'Deneb' |
61 Cyg |
69 Cyg |
| 79 Cyg |
78-Mu Cyg |
|
| DEL, Delphinus / Dolphin | Photo |
| 7-Kappa Del |
9-Alpha Del |
12-Gamma Del |
| DRA, Draco / Dragon | Photo follows |
| 12-Iota Dra |
14-Eta Dra |
16&17 Dra |
| 24&25-Nu Dra |
26 Dra |
31-Psi1 Dra |
| 41&40 Dra |
39 Dra |
STF2348, Dra |
| 46 Dra |
47-Omicron Dra |
75 Dra |
| EQU, Equuleus / Colt | Photo |
| 1-Epsilon Equ |
5-Gamma Equ |
|
| ERI, Eridanus / River | Photo |
| WDS 04116-2021, Eri* |
40-Omicron2 Eri |
BU744, Eri* |
| 55 Eri |
62 Eri |
STF649, Eri |
| GEM, Gemini / Twins | Photo |
| 18-Nu Gem |
43-Zeta Gem |
62-Rho Gem |
| 66-Alpha Gem 'Castor' |
78-Beta Gem 'Pollux' |
|
| HER, Hercules / Hercules (Strongman) | Photo |
| 7-Kappa Her |
WDS 16318+4536, Her |
36&37 Her |
| STF33, Her |
65-Delta Her |
72 Her |
| 100 Her |
|
|
| HYA, Hydra / Water snake | Photo |
| S579, Hya |
S585, Hya |
27 Hya |
| 31-Tau1 Hya |
SHJ110, Hya |
Chi1 Hya |
| H 3 96 |
|
|
| LAC, Lacerta / Lizard | Photo |
| 8 Lac |
|
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| LEO, Leo / Lion | Photo |
| 32-Alpha Leo 'Regulus' |
36-Zeta & 35 Leo |
68-Delta Leo |
| 84-Tau Leo |
94-Beta Leo |
|
| LEP, Lepus / Hare | Photo |
| HJ3759, Lep |
13-Gamma Lep |
|
| LIB, Libra / Balance | Photo |
| STF359, Lib |
8&9-Alpha Lib |
33 Lib |
| LMI, Leo minor / Small lion | Photo |
| 42 Lmi |
|
|
| LYN, Lynx / Lynx | Photo |
| 5 Lyn |
8 Lyn |
12 Lyn |
| 15 Lyn |
19 Lyn |
40-Alpha Lyn |
| LYR, Lyra / Harp | Photo |
| 3-Alpha Lyr 'Vega' |
4&5-Epsilon Lyr |
6&7-Zeta Lyr |
| 10-Beta Lyr |
11-Delta1 Lyr |
12-Delta2 Lyr |
| STF525, Lyr |
17 Lyr |
20-Eta Lyr |
| MON, Monoceros / Unicorn | Photo |
| 8-Epsilon Mon |
15 Mon |
STF1183, Mon |
| OPH, Ophiuchus / Serpent bearer | Photo follows |
| 5-Rho Oph |
30 Oph |
36 Oph |
| 39-Omicron Oph |
53 Oph |
67 Oph |
| ORI, Orion / Orion (Hunter) | Photo |
| 7-Pi1 Ori |
23 Ori |
34-Delta Ori |
| STF747, Ori |
41-Theta1 Ori 'Trapezium' |
43-Theta2 Ori |
| 44-Iota Ori |
48-Sigma Ori |
50-Zeta Ori |
| 58-Alpha Ori 'Betelgeuse' |
59 Ori |
STF855, Ori |
| PEG, Pegasus / Pegasus (Winged horse) | Photo |
| 85 Peg |
1 Peg |
8-Epsilon Peg |
| PER, Perseus / Perseus (Hero) | Photo |
| 15-Eta Per |
STF331, Per |
57 Per |
| PSC, Pisces / Fishes | Photo |
| 74-Psi1 Psc |
86-Zeta Psc |
113-Alpha Psc |
| PUP, Puppis / Poop (of Argon) | Photo follows |
| BU332, Pup |
H 3 27, Pup |
2 Pup |
| 19 Pup |
|
|
| PYX, Pyxis / Compass | Photo follows |
| S568, Pyx |
|
|
| SCO, Scorpius / Scorpion | Photo |
| Xi Sco |
STF1999, Sco |
8-Beta Sco |
| 14-Nu Sco |
20-Sigma Sco |
|
| SER, Serpens / Serpent | Photo |
| WAL67, Ser |
23-Psi Ser |
24-Alpha Ser |
| 63-Theta Ser |
|
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| SGE, Sagitta / Arrow | Photo |
| 4-Epsilon Sge |
15 Sge |
|
| SGR, Sagittarius / Archer | Photo |
| 54 Sgr |
|
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| TAU, Taurus / Bull | Photo |
| STF401, Tau |
19 Tau |
25-Eta Tau 'Alcyone' |
| 37 Tau |
39 Tau |
52-Phi Tau |
| 59-Chi Tau |
65&67-Kappa Tau |
68-Delta3 Tau |
| 77&78-Theta Tau |
LDS2246, Tau |
81&80 Tau |
| 88 Tau |
87-Alpha Tau 'Aldebaran' |
91&92-Sigma Tau |
| 94-Tau Tau |
103 Tau |
|
| TRI, Triangulum / Triangle | Photo |
| 15 Tri |
|
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| UMA, Ursa Major / Great bear | Photo |
| S598, Uma |
36 Uma |
SMA75, Uma |
| 50-Alpha Uma 'Dubhe' |
57 Uma |
67 Uma |
| M40, Uma |
79-Zeta Uma 'Mizar' & 80 Uma 'Alkor' |
S549, Uma |
| UMI, Ursa Minor / Little bear | Photo |
| 1-Alpha Umi 'Polaris' |
|
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| VIR, Virgo / Virgin (Maiden) | Photo |
| 26-Chi Vir |
29-Gamma Vir |
33 Vir |
| 70 Vir |
|
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| VUL, Vulpecula / Fox | Photo |
| 6-Alpha & 8 Vul |
*) Photo follows.
249 doublestars, now 245 with photo.
last update: 9/17/2006
Publicationes:
- 19-Tau and constellation bull together with article of the project in "NightSky" 2006 issue 2 p. 28
- 12-Gamma Del on the homepage of the WDR
- 41-Aqr in "Astronomie magazine" (FR) 2006/10 p.78
- 66-Alpha Gem "Castor" together with constellation-photo in the book "Genieten van de
sterrenhemel" by Rob Walrecht (NL) p.52
- 15 photos together with article "245 Doppelsterne im Bild - Ein fotografischer
Doppelstern-Atlas" in "Interstellarum" 2007/2 p.46
- 79-Zeta Uma "Mizar" & 80 Uma "Alkor" in "Sky & Telescope" 2008/1 p.31
- 79-Zeta Uma "Mizar" & 80 Uma "Alkor" in "Sterne und Weltraum" 2011/3 p.9
- 6-Beta Cyg "Albireo" in "Interstellarum" 2008/6 p.45
- 12-Alpha Cvn "Cor Caroli" in "Interstellarum" 2012/4 p.27
