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Alpha CMa (Sirius) (Visual Binary, in Canis Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Jan 7 02:30:00 2019 UT Obs. no.: 2087
A few evenings ago, I observed the colors of both Sirius & Procion with my naked eye & my 10X50 binoculars. Procion was colored yellow while Sirius is bluish white. This means Sirius is the hotter star of the two.
Alpha CMa (Sirius) (Visual Binary, in Canis Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Jan 7 02:30:00 2019 UT Obs. no.: 2086
A few evenings ago, I observed the colors of both Sirius & Procion with my naked eye & my 10X50 binoculars. Procion was colored yellow while Sirius is bluish white. This means Sirius is the hotter star of the two.
Alpha CMa (Sirius) (Visual Binary, in Canis Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Feb 23 00:30:00 2016 UT Obs. no.: 1965
With Sirius B's orbit swinging out farther away from Sirius, My brother Anthony & I decided to try to Split the Sirius double star with my 127mm MAK. We were able to see the Sirius B hugging next to Sirius. It was just barely out of the Sirius' glare & not to difficult to see.For the next three years, Sirius B's orbit will continue to pull farther away from Sirius, thus making it easier to see.
Alpha CMa (Sirius) (Visual Binary, in Canis Major)
Observer: Attila Schn (e-mail: yolo@chello.hu)
Instrument: 9-inch refractor Location: Veszprm, Hungary
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Feb 24 19:34:00 2008 UT Obs. no.: 1765
After many tries,on that night I tried,at different magnifications.Finally at 510x I could see the Sirius B a very faint star in the Sirius flames.The Sirius should keep out of the filed of view. Otherwise it is too brilliant. The Sirius B was seen thorough 15 minutes. PA 90-95 degres.Very-very difficult double.The sky must be very clean and the seeing excellent.And a good telescope also needed!
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