Double/Multiple Stars – Page 17 – The Garden Astronomer

23 Orionis: The Hunter’s White-Blue Double

23 Orionis is a 4th magnitude double star in the Orion constellation best viewed on winter nights. Backyard astronomers under suburban skies should be able to split this nice white-blue pair with any scope or binoculars. Also designated as STF 696.

Struve 958: A Tight Binary of Star Twins

Struve 958 is a binary star in the Lynx constellation, best viewed on winter nights. Both of the stars in Struve 958 shine a vibrant white at a magnitude of 6.3, making them perfect twins.

Struve 764: Two White-Gray Pinpoints in Auriga

Struve 764 is a double star in the Auriga constellation, best viewed on winter nights.

The pair of stars that make up STF 64 are both off-white in color and are easily separated in the sky with a telescope. The primary star is a off-white, while the secondary star is white but with a touch of alluring green. Systems i also known as SAO 77383.

Struve 698: A Colorful Pair of Orange and Blue

Struve 698 is a double star with several great attributes: it’s colorful, bright, and fairly wide apart. A great target for backyard astronomers on cold winter nights.

m Persei: A Bright, Wide Pair of Stars

m Persei, also known as 57 Per, appears in the constellation Perseus and is best viewed on autumn or winter nights. It’s a wide, bright double star easily viewable from the suburbs with a telescope or binoculars.

Omega Aurigae: A Close Yellow & Orange Double Star

Omega Aurigae is both a variable and double star in the Auriga constellation best viewed on winter nights. It has a faint and close secondary star, but the pair are viewable with a modest telescope from the suburbs.

12 Lacertae: Crystal Blue Double

Discover 12 Lacertae, a crystal blue double star in Lacerta. The primary is a Beta Cephei variable (mag 5.16-5.28). Observations & key stats!

Struve 3050: A Tight Pair of Stars in Andromeda

Struve 3050 is a 6th magnitude binary star in the Andromeda constellation best viewed on autumn nights. It is a beautiful, tight pair of equally bright light golden stars.