more hercules doubles

Out again last night, but only for an hour due to a late start.  The sky seemed a little hazy and seeing was not as good, merely 7/10.  Doubles around Epsilon and Omega Hercules, Big Blue (11.5-inch) 553x throughout.

STT 585 = 41 Her: Orange with very much fainter wide B.  Surely not a binary. A range of 4 stars about, maybe should be considered an open cluster.  [WDS says 4 stars but with 5 pairings -- a confused mélange]

16H 44M 59.98S +06° 05' 17.3" P.A. 191 SEP 162.9 MAG 6.66,10.40 SP K0V+K3V DIST. 45.87 PC (149.63 L.Y.) 

ENG 56: Orange and very wide 3 delta mag B.  A 3rd star making a triangle, triple? [Confirmed triple] 

16H 15M 59.88S +11° 25' 30.6" P.A. 252 SEP 62.2 MAG 7.37,10.60 SP K0 DIST. 276.24 PC (901.09 L.Y.)

STF 2062:  B pops into view with seeing, 2-3", 2 delta mag, very fine!  Must've been a great night for old Wilhelm to pick this up. 

16H 34M 44.14S +08° 45' 54.2" P.A. 108 SEP 2.4 MAG 9.07,10.61 SP G0

SHJ 239 = 43 Her: Bright orange and 4x fainter B, very wide separation. [AB seen; BC a faint and wide, I would not assume it was related] 

16H 45M 49.89S +08° 34' 57.3" P.A. 229 SEP 84.1 MAG 5.33,9.29 SP K5III DIST. 108.58 PC (354.19 L.Y.) 

STF 2051: Orange and blue, wide separation, 2 delta mag. 16H 29M 25.06S +10° 35' 31.4" P.A. 19 SEP 13.8 MAG 7.68,9.42 SP G5III DIST. 218.82 PC (713.79 L.Y.)

BU 625 = Omega Her: Bright white and much fainter B, ~5 delta mag, wide. [4x system.  AC seen.  AB is 11.5 and 0.8" -- very tough, should try it in the 20-inch.  AD 12.58 and super wide] 

16H 25M 24.93S +14° 02' 00.3" P.A. 89 SEP 25.8 MAG 4.58,11.76 SP B9PCR DIST. 76.69 PC (250.16 L.Y.)

STF 2040: Slightly orange A, 3 delta mag B.  Wide separation 

16H 23M 05.73S +13° 50' 23.3" P.A. 312 SEP 7 MAG 8.11,10.14 SP F2 DIST. 195.69 PC (638.34 L.Y.)

STF 2083: Near equal wide.  [AB seen, AC 11th mag & super wide -- how think it was related and not line of sight?] 

16H 42M 44.12S +13° 36' 29.4" P.A. 334 SEP 12.7 MAG 9.13,9.56 SP G5V+G9V 

STF 2037:  Very small elongated haze with two brightenings resolving to points with seeing.  [1.6" at discovery, 1.1" now] 

16H 18M 49.03S +17° 23' 58.3" P.A. 257 SEP 1.1 MAG 9.82,9.86 SP G5 DIST. 167.5 PC (546.38 L.Y.) 

STF 2052: Near equal orange, ~3" [AB seen, AC very faint & wide] 

16H 28M 52.67S +18° 24' 50.6" P.A. 118.7 SEP 2.41 MAG 7.69,7.91 SP K1V DIST. 19.66 PC (64.13 L.Y.) 

SH 227 = Gamma Her:   Bright and 4x dimmer B, wide separation. [4 stars in system, wide and faint] 

16H 21M 55.24S +19° 09' 10.9" P.A. 226 SEP 43.3 MAG 3.76,10.05 SP A9III DIST. 59.07 PC (192.69 L.Y.) 

STF 2087:  Near equal orange, wide, ~5"  [is a triple, the 3rd 12.5m and very wide sep] 

16H 42M 34.83S +23° 40' 01.9" P.A. 289 SEP 5.6 MAG 8.84,8.90 SP G5IV DIST. 53.85 PC (175.66 L.Y.)

STF 2107: !! This was a CDSA plot find, didn't expect it to be special.  Yellow and orange pair, very close ~1.5", 1 delta mag.  Very pretty. [AB seen, AC nearly 12th mag and super wide] 

16H 51M 50.10S +28° 39' 58.7" P.A. 106 SEP 1.39 MAG 6.90,8.50 SP F5IV DIST. 58.41 PC (190.53 L.Y.) 

STF 2095: Nice!  Yellow and white pair, 2 delta mag, 4" 

16H 45M 05.23S +28° 21' 28.9" P.A. 163 SEP 5.2 MAG 7.36,9.16 SP F7III DIST. 215.98 PC (704.53 L.Y.)

V944 Her = STF 2147: Orange and much fainter B, 3 delta mag, PA to east, wide separation. 

17H 17M 34.65S +28° 54' 47.7" P.A. 93 SEP 3 MAG 7.10,11.00 SP MIII DIST. 1351.35 PC (4408.1 L.Y.)

STF 2098: 4 stars in an arc; assume AB is the closer pair ~1 delta mag.  All wide. [5 stars in 5 pairings] 

16H 45M 43.47S +30° 00' 17.2" P.A. 145 SEP 14.3 MAG 8.77,9.61 SP F2V DIST. 89.69 PC (292.57 L.Y.)

STF 2112: Faint pair, 1 delta mag, ~2" 

16H 58M 14.68S +31° 47' 27.6" P.A. 261 SEP 2.1 MAG 9.68,10.29 SP G5 DIST. 301.2 PC (982.51 L.Y.)

BUP 174: Bright and very much fainter B, wide separation.  Not binary? [confirmed not physical] 

16H 47M 46.43S +05° 14' 48.6" P.A. 80 SEP 121.2 MAG 5.24,11.15 SP B9PCR: DIST. 120.63 PC (393.5 L.Y.) 

STF 2103: Nice! Pretty bright white A, much fainter 5 delta mag B, well separated, looks like a planet. [AB seen.  AC & AD fainter and wider] 

16H 49M 34.67S +13° 15' 40.3" P.A. 44 SEP 5.2 MAG 5.93,10.00 SP A1V DIST. 100.1 PC (326.53 L.Y.)

hercules doubles

Last night's seeing was quite good, with moments of perfection. I'm convinced now the sealed back with fan blowing out, rather than a boundary layer fan blowing across, is the best solution. Really nice night. Since it was a Friday night I stayed out a little longer than usual, until I was too tired to go on. Nice to observe again especially after a very trying week at work after returning from the eclipse. With Big Blue from the back yard, 553x throughout. Skytools scrambled the order...

STF 2061. Nice yellowish with 3 delta mag. B, ~2"
16H 33M 12.49S +30° 54' 27.0" P.A. 30 SEP 2.3 MAG 7.92,10.44 SP F2 DIST. 121.21 PC (395.39 L.Y.)

STF 2084: Can't see B. Should have been visible; I went to 277x mag to clean up bright star magnification but did not help, seeing seems to be deteriorating.
16H 41M 17.16S +31° 36' 09.8" P.A. 124.1 SEP 1.28 MAG 2.95,5.40 SP G1IV DIST. 10.72 PC (34.97 L.Y.)

STF 2097: Pair split in finder but one is a near equal close pair ~2-3" [AB seen, there are 4 stars in system]
16H 44M 47.22S +35° 44' 16.7" P.A. 80 SEP 1.8 MAG 9.37,9.55 SP G5 DIST. 125 PC (407.75 L.Y.)

STF 2101: Blue-white and slightly red B, 2 delta mag, wide. [AB seen there are 4 pairs in the system]
16H 45M 48.14S +35° 37' 50.5" P.A. 47 SEP 4.1 MAG 7.51,9.39 SP F6V DIST. 58.82 PC (191.87 L.Y.)

STT 324: Orange with 2 fainter 2 delta mag bluish stars making an equilateral triangle. [Missed this one, it had a close fainter B, should have been visible]
17H 08M 00.70S +31° 12' 22.5" P.A. 219 SEP 3.6 MAG 6.00,10.70 SP K3III DIST. 458.72 PC (1496.34 L.Y.)

STF 2104: 2 delta mag, wide.
16H 48M 41.48S +35° 55' 19.3" P.A. 17 SEP 5.7 MAG 7.49,8.78 SP F2 DIST. 172.71 PC (563.38 L.Y.)

KUI 72: Distinct faint point appears with perfect seeing ~2-3". Much smaller and fainter than A. Dances around a little in the diffraction which makes me worried it's a reflection, but maybe?
16H 19M 55.24S +39° 42' 30.9" P.A. 127 SEP 2.1 MAG 5.50,10.00 SP F3IV-V DIST. 26.38 PC (86.05 L.Y.)

STF 2059: Overlapping disks, notched. Need perfect seeing. [This was 1.2" at Struve's discovery, so easier for him to see -- I doubt he would have found it now, near its closest separation.]
16H 30M 55.71S +38° 03' 52.6" P.A. 178.5 SEP 0.29 MAG 8.75,8.79 SP F5 DIST. 203.25 PC (663 L.Y.)

STF 2024: Pretty orange and blue wide pair, 3 delta mag. B almost blinks like a PN. Faint star 2x further out a 3rd in the system? [No.]
16H 11M 47.60S +42° 22' 28.2" P.A. 44 SEP 22.8 MAG 5.86,10.73 SP K4III DIST. 193.8 PC (632.18 L.Y.)

STF 2030: Nice yellowish pair, 3 delta mag, wide B
16H 12M 43.21S +40° 46' 54.1" P.A. 240 SEP 5.7 MAG 7.91,10.16 SP A0 DIST. 139.47 PC (454.95 L.Y.)

Sigma Her = LAB 4: Of course not!
16H 34M 06.19S +42° 26' 12.8" P.A. 187.5 SEP 0.09 MAG 4.20,7.70 SP B9V DIST. 96.53 PC (314.88 L.Y.)

STF 2091: Appears round but I "see" rod shape once I know it is 0.4" separation. So can't claim this for the bias. [This one 1.3" at Struve's discovery, so easy for him!]
16H 42M 09.74S +41° 11' 42.9" P.A. 331.2 SEP 0.34 MAG 8.44,9.29 SP F0 DIST. 155.04 PC (505.74 L.Y.)

STF 2025: Wide near equal white pair split in finder, but one has a very faint ~2 delta mag 2-3" companion. Nice!
16H 11M 11.71S +47° 33' 36.1" P.A. 163 SEP 2.6 MAG 8.03,9.75 SP F0 DIST. 141.64 PC (462.03 L.Y.)

STT 307: Orange and very wide 3 delta mag B
16H 10M 31.74S +47° 48' 25.1" P.A. 201 SEP 17.5 MAG 7.67,10.71 SP K0 DIST. 242.13 PC (789.83 L.Y.)

STF 2068: Near equal whitish yellow, wide
16H 33M 54.99S +47° 16' 17.8" P.A. 251 SEP 4.9 MAG 9.00,9.08 SP F5 DIST. 106.61 PC (347.76 L.Y.)

STF 2063: Bright white 2 delta mag B, wide
16H 31M 47.23S +45° 35' 53.8" P.A. 197 SEP 16.3 MAG 5.69,8.70 SP A2V DIST. 69.3 PC (226.06 L.Y.)

52 Her = BU 627: !! Very bright white star with a companion disk 2", 4-5 delta mag. Wow! B illuminated by A. [A,BC seen. BC is equal pair only 0.3 sep. -- maybe try in the 20-inch. 7 stars total in the system]
16H 49M 14.21S +45° 58' 59.9" P.A. 39.6 SEP 2.09 MAG 4.84,8.45 SP A1V DIST. 55.25 PC (180.23 L.Y.) "

STT 313: Clean split, near equal pair. Nice !!
16H 32M 33.19S +40° 06' 47.7" P.A. 129 SEP 0.9 MAG 7.97,8.31 SP F9IV DIST. 456.62 PC (1489.49 L.Y.)

D 15: Light orange elongated, with notch, near equal. [0.9" at discovery]
16H 43M 56.29S +43° 28' 31.2" P.A. 332.8 SEP 0.56 MAG 9.04,9.27 SP K5 DIST. 27.03 PC (88.17 L.Y.)

STF 2015: Very fine orange-yellow A and a more orange B, 1.5 delta mag, ~3" [AB seen; there are two other stars 13.9 mag not seen]
16H 08M 54.75S +45° 21' 11.8" P.A. 160 SEP 2.9 MAG 8.24,9.52 SP F5 DIST. 97.56 PC (318.24 L.Y.)

BU 1198: As much as I want to, I can't see the 14th mag. B star.
16H 19M 44.45S +46° 18' 47.8" P.A. 148 SEP 6.7 MAG 3.89,14.60 SP B5IV DIST. 94.25 PC (307.44 L.Y.)

BU 816: Can't see 12th mag B
16H 31M 30.59S +33° 30' 49.3" P.A. 222 SEP 4.6 MAG 7.12,12.20 SP A2V DIST. 125.94 PC (410.82 L.Y.)

STF 2069: Light orange and slightly blue, 2 delta mag, very wide.
16H 36M 22.34S +33° 49' 18.4" P.A. 82 SEP 35.9 MAG 7.07,11.03 SP K0 DIST. 107.87 PC (351.87 L.Y.)

STF 2082 = 42 Her: Bright orange pair 1 delta mag in finder. The brighter star has a 3-4 delta mag very faint bluish companion, wide separation.
16H 38M 44.89S +48° 55' 41.8" P.A. 93 SEP 27.2 MAG 4.90,11.80 SP M3III DIST. 127.06 PC (414.47 L.Y.)

STF 2093: Bright orange-yellow A, much fainter blue B, very wide separation -- unusual for a Struve to have such a wide sep.
16H 42M 53.76S +38° 55' 20.1" P.A. 265 SEP 116.7 MAG 3.58,11.72 SP G8IIIB DIST. 33.31 PC (108.66 L.Y.)

BU 1454: Brighter yellow-orange and much fainter bluish B, ~4 delta mag, very wide. [not a physical pair]
16H 52M 58.12S +31° 42' 06.2" P.A. 64 SEP 75.2 MAG 5.37,12.51 SP F0-2V DIST. 29.19 PC (95.22 L.Y.)

ES 633. Tried but not seen. B too faint -- a little haze / halo around stars.
17H 01M 33.64S +42° 43' 37.6" P.A. 261 SEP 7.2 MAG 7.34,11.80 SP G5 DIST. 179.53 PC (585.63 L.Y.)

M92. In the area of double star search. Nicely resolved with plenty of stars resolved of different magnitudes. Bright center mist with an overall elongation -- almost like spiral arms with many H2 and star clouds embedded. Tracking platform ran out...

eclipse journal

Thurs. 17-Aug-2017: The drive up was mostly uneventful, no traffic.  We stayed at the Shioh Hotel in Klamath Falls; the kids swam in the pool until dinner time.  I found a city park where we went after dinner for a walk.  The air was heavy with wildfire smoke, which made me concerned about the eclipse.  The park had a nice playground and wide grassy fields, but with a lot of bugs.  It was by a lake so we walked out to a dock.  Valerie found a dead fish, probably a Steelhead trout, on the shore being lapped by small waves.  It had a nibble out of its back and looked to be about 1-2 days old.  Val wanted to climb trees but the first one she tried was too large and I couldn’t boost her up.  Then she spotted a tree across the park she thought was small enough with low branches she could climb and took off running for it.  When she reached it she exclaimed about finding something: it was a painted rock from Klamath Rocks, where people leave painted rocks around town with a note to post a picture of it to Facebook.  So I took a picture.  A short while later Lin took Clara & Carol to the bathrooms.  Then Carol came running out yelling “There’s a frog in the toilet!” showing a picture of a small frog sitting on a wad of toilet paper in the toilet bowl.  Val ran into the bathroom too and they took more pictures.  I heard a flush a couple of times; the frog jumped out just in time.

Fri. 18-Aug-2017: Next day we drove up to Crater Lake.  It was a fairly quick drive, but the elevation gain made the kids feel unwell and lethargic.  It was hot and smoky; the lake looked grey, not blue.  We didn’t plan ahead for a boat ride but we drove over to the trailhead – but they were all sold out.  We had some lunch and then I decided to get them out of the car for a while and play in some snow (in August!) by the roadside.  I found a good snow bank and we had some fun having a snowball fight.  Then back to the car to drive to a different trail which would lead to a waterfall, but Carol did not feel well, so we decided to get off the mountain, which did help her recover.  We stopped by a Walmart for supplies and while Clara, Carol, & I were waiting the the van we were entertained by a pair of F-15s from a nearby air base buzzing and circling overhead every few minutes, on a training mission.  The pool at the hotel was closed for cleaning so we just watched tv until it was time to meet Dick & Kathy Noonan for dinner.  They took us out to a very nice restaurant at the Running Y Ranch.  There were a lot of deer seen along the way.  I hadn’t seen them since August of ’91, shortly after Joe died and I was still depressed and grieving.  I always liked them and they were very nice company, much older than I remember.

Sat. 19-Aug-2017: We drove up to Madras.  We made a stop at the Lava River cave, which was formed by the volcanoes in the area.  It was a mile-long natural tunnel which was surprisingly wide and tall.  Parking was tough to find but after circling for a while I found a spot.  The cave was very cool and it was nice to be out of the heat.  Dark, and quiet, when one was away from other people.  Clara felt scared halfway through so Lin to Clara & Carol back out while Valerie and I walked all the way to the end.  Valerie wants to have adventures, so she led the way.  After the cave we continued the drive, which was longer than I thought, but we didn’t hit any traffic.  We arrived in Madras in mid afternoon and found our campsite.  What I didn’t realize was the music events in the festival would be quite so loud – Saturday was 80s rock cover bands, featuring Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Aerosmith, and other “classics.”  It was annoying.  I thought we would be able to just buy food off the vendor trucks, but all of it was unhealthy and expensive.  Our tent was close to a streetlight so it was never dark, one couldn’t see stars, and it was loud until 11pm – and even then there was wind whipping the tent and traffic sounds.  Lin hardly slept, and everyone seemed in a sour mood.

Sun. 20-Aug-2017: I searched for a local pool and found there was an aquatic center in the hills east of the town.  My plan was to stop by the high school, where I heard there were lots of events, since it was on the way to the aquatic center.  We were told traffic and parking would be a problem so we should use the shuttles, which were converted school busses.  We waited a while for one to show up; and found we needed to transfer to another line.  We waited at the transfer stop for almost a half hour before I searched for the high school on my phone and found it was a short walk away.  So we walked over, but found there were no events (and no food, it was lunch time).  The Lowell Observatory was setting up their booth, and the Science Channel was setting up their broadcasting.  The girls ran around the track and occupied themselves while I talked with a Lowell Observatory volunteer.  They later told me they photobombed the Science Channel – one of their presenters was recording leads and they all walked behind her during the taping.  Carol walked through while eating chips.  I don’t know if it made it on air, but the girls all thought it was hilarious.

We eventually abandoned the high school and got lucky to catch a shuttle just in time to get up to the aquatic center.  It turns out it was next to the middle school, where the local little league team was selling camping sites in their soccer field.  To top that, they were allowing the campers to shower in the locker room (though one could shower at the aquatic center too).  And, since it was on a hillside, the field had a perfect view to the west of all the mountains, including Mount Hood.  It would have been the ideal place for our family to go – quieter, with more kids, and the aquatic center – and with the best view for the eclipse.  Sadly I had no idea it was there; when I booked Solarfest in March I thought I was late, and that it was my only option.  Too bad.  The girls swam until dinner time and we headed back to camp.  This night was country music, and it was much nicer to listen to.  We were staying put for the eclipse next morning.

Mon. 21-Aug-2017: In the morning I looked at the sky – wildfire smoke.  The winds had shifted and was sending the smoke we had seen in Klamath Falls up north.  It was an ominous start.  It covered half the sky at 8am and was moving north – so there was no way to get out from underneath it.  I only hoped it would be thin enough to still see the eclipse through, but trimmed my expectations of what would be seen.  We had breakfast and lazed about the campsite.  The girls all became bored, and this caused some problems. 

Clara and I quarreled over cel phone use; I did not want her to spend the time during eclipse not paying attention.  All the girls seemed lethargic and disengaged and it was frustrating me.  I’m ashamed to say I lost my patience.  I had spent my best effort to plan the trip, and we endured so much, I did not want to let them miss this.  After a few minutes I calmed myself and went into the tent to talk to Clara.  She brought up a time a few weeks ago when she wanted to buy a Lego set with her own money and I did not respond – that hurt her, and she kept it buried for so long.  I apologized and promised she could buy it; we made up and I carried her out of the tent to the chair, 15 minutes before totality, so we could watch.

The air was much cooler; Clara needed a jacket.  The light was significantly dimmer.  We were all growing more excited.  The sun crescent grew thinner and thinner.  I glanced to the west and saw it was darker, a curtain of dark, but I did not sense it moving.  Until finally the dark lid of the moon slid over the sun, like covering the bright hole in the sky.  There was a bright rim around the lid, which was likely Bailey’s Beads but I didn’t see individual points.  Then the very bright point like flash with light raditiating out, the diamond ring.   Then that disappeared, and there was the smoke like corona wisping out around one sun disk diameter on either side E & W.  We were all cheering and expressing astonishment.  Val and Lin tried to take pictures but they didn’t work – I urged them to take it in with their eyes.  It was indescribable and beautiful.  Streetlight was on.  I could see Venus to the west but no other stars.  Sunset around the whole horizon.  Then on the west side I noticed the rim was brightening until the diamond brust forth once more, so beautiful, before it was too bright to look at again.  I made a point to hug and kiss each member of my family.  I hope they remember it.

Everything then happened in reverse.  The light grew brighter and twilight grew into day.  To my surprise people started leaving right away, trying to beat the traffic, but it was backed up in a matter of minutes.  The family down the row started drinking whiskey toasts.  I kept on watching the eclipse, basking in the feeling.  I know the eclipse left an impression on the kids, but maybe they didn’t know how to express it.  We slowly came down from the excitement.  I watched the moon disk slide off the sun disk, revealing the sunspots it had blocked in reverse order.  I stayed on it through fourth contact, when there was a very fine concavity along the sun’s limb, until finally the sun was whole again, with an unbroken sharp limb.  Goodbye moon.  Until 2024!

The rest of the day we swam at the aquatic center, with Lin waiting patiently in the lobby.  Valerie spent the whole afternoon on the rope swing, while I spent time playing with Clara and Carol or sitting to the side, watching.  Clara and I had a cannonball contest off the diving board in the deep end.  It was fun.  We ate out, then drove back to the fairgrounds, which were virtually deserted.  There were maybe 12 tents occupied; everyone else left.  It was a quiet night sleeping, but cold. 

Tues. 22-Aug-2017: I got up around 6am and drove to the nearby convenience market for coffee, hot water with which to make hot cocoa, and some Danishes for breakfast.  We left soon after, with no traffic on the long uneventful drive home.  Val said she knew she was in California when she saw the 10 lane highways and traffic. 

It was back home, back to my crazy work and for school to start for the kids and for Lin.  The memory and feeling of the eclipse begins to fade now, but I hope there is an after-shadow left to motivate us for 2024, and again in 2045, when I hope to share the experience with my grandchildren.  Eclipse viewing as a family tradition, of sorts.

CrB doubles

Last night was pretty special.  About as perfect seeing as I've ever had; hardly any diffraction and sometimes just steady disks.  Plus an amazing surprize double-double.  Really great and satisfying session.  And I finally saw the owl who often screeches in the sky above me, but I never had a glimpse of before!

STF 1936.  552x.  Pretty faint near equal wide white pair through finder.  In scope one star splits into a close double

SAO 83779, 15h21m51.0s,+26°58'47",CrB,10.1,69°

STF 1941.  552x  !! Faint, very close equal pair, ~1.5". Nice!

HIP 75519, 15h26m27.4s,+26°34'22",CrB,9.0,73°,

STF 1950.  552x.  Pretty orange and pale orange, 2 delta mag, ~4"

HIP 75883, 15h30m43.7s,+25°27'18",Ser,9.1,73°

HO 399.  552x.  Relatively bright star with very faint pair, AV to notice, ~4" separation and 4-5 delta mag

HIP 77975, 15h56m08.7s,+29°29'32",CrB,10.5,75°

STF 2011.  552x.  White and reddish 3 delta mag, ~2".  Other stars in the field might be part of a system

HIP 79010, 16h08m21.1s,+28°57'21",CrB,9.5,77°

STF 2022.  552x.  Yellow orange and blue pair.  B is much fainter, 3-4 delta mag, ~1.5"

HIP 79441, 16h13m29.3s,+26°37'54",CrB,9.1,76°

STF 2029.  552x.  Nice red-orange and B ~5" 2 delta mag.

HIP 79533, 16h14m30.4s,+28°41'34",CrB,9.6,77°

STF 1935.  552x.  Faint wide pair, 1 delta mag.

SAO 64640, 15h20m55.7s,+30°38'23",CrB,10.0,71°

STT 302.  552x.  Seems to be a triple star.  One pair fainter and pretty close, 2”.  Brighter star much further away, and a triangle with a medium bright star.

STT 302B, 15h55m38.9s,+34°19'24",CrB,10.1,79°

STT 305.  552x.  Orange star and faint blue B, wide.

HIP 79350, 16h12m19.6s,+33°18'16",CrB,10.1,79°

STF 1973.  552x.  Wide, 1 delta magnitude white.

HD 141186, 15h47m02.3s,+36°24'20",CrB,8.8,76°

STF 1965.  552x.  Nice bright white pair, wide, half a delta mag.

Zeta 1 CrB, 15h40m01.9s,+36°35'14",CrB,5.9,76°

STF 1964 & HU 1167.  552x.  At first only noticed the fainter pair, the Struve, a near equal pair about 3" separation.  Brighter star further separated suggested it was in the system.  Then seeing became perfect, and I noticed a much fainter pair to the bright star, reddish color, about 1" separation, 3-4 delta mag.  Yes!  A double double.  Magnificent.

HD 139691, 15h38m54.0s,+36°11'50",CrB,9.0,75°

Kappa CrB 552x.  Egg shape.

15h51m53.7s,+35°36'36",CrB,4.8,78°

-- White owl screech, I look above and finally see it, pale against the sky, flying overhead about 50 feet up. --

Nu 2 CrB = STFA 29.  552x  Wide separation carbon star pair.

16h23m09.2s,+33°40'11",CrB,5.4,82°

STF 2044.  552x.  Fine faint disks, nearly equal mag, wide separation, white.

 HD 148086, 16h24m48.1s,+37°00'20",CrB,8.7,83°

STF 1963.  552x.  Near equal white, ~6"

15h38m38.7s,+30°02'55",CrB,12.3,74°

STF 2032.  552x.  Nice wide white, ~1 delta mag.

STF2032C, 16h15m22.7s,+33°49'15",CrB,13.3,80°