I think I've solved the problem with the Argo. It turns out it is likely the hand controller connection. I was getting intermittent connections at the HC itself. I changed the cables back to my original set-up (which is a little shorter than I want) and I had a steady signal and the argo/servo worked very well, no slips. So I will try to resuscitate my argo and maybe return the one Steve lent.
I observed for about three hours last night. I had another go at Procyon B, this time being able to use eta CMi as an analogue and using the 9mmx2 Ramsden to test the scale. With Eta I could see the B star but it seemed much fainter than what I think is Procyon B's. The separation of Eta seems a little smaller than B -- but it was really difficult to tell. For me it's difficult to confirm I have Procyon B. I am not sure of the direction, separation, and the star seems so obvious and bright I have to wonder if I'm seeing it. I don't think it's a ghost image, it stays in the field and I rotate my head etc. I need to keep trying and be a little more diligent in my comparison with Eta.
Seeing was rather poor, so I used my 8-inch mask nearly the whole time. Transparency was middling too.
AG 166 AB; 203; 333x: B balrey seen with direct vision, brighted with averted vision. Pretty. ~1-2 delta mag, ~4".
09h 26m 45.80s +01° 04' 57.4" P.A. 72 sep 3.7 mag 9.10,11.10 Sp G0
BAL 2364 AB: 203; 333x: A bit more than half delta mag, wide stars. B is faint, nearly needs averted vision.
09h 29m 16.38s +03° 05' 44.0" P.A. 140 sep 8.7 mag 10.00,10.50 Sp K0
STF 1355 AB: 203; 333x: Light yellow pair, near equal, very nice, ~2"
09h 27m 16.69s +06° 13' 59.0" P.A. 355.7 sep 1.76 mag 7.71,7.76 Sp F7V dist. 54.32 pc (177.19 l.y.)
STF 1348 AB: 203; 333x: Very pretty half delta mag, ~2" pair, white. Sharp despite low declination
09h 24m 28.48s +06° 21' 01.8" P.A. 314 sep 2 mag 7.45,7.57 Sp F7V dist. 71.17 pc (232.16 l.y.)
STF 1365 AB: 203; 333x: Wide off-yellow pair, ~4", ~1.5 delta mag
09h 31m 31.26s +01° 27' 55.1" P.A. 156 sep 3.5 mag 7.38,7.98 Sp F9III dist. 95.69 pc (312.14 l.y.)
STF 1371 AB: 203; 333x: Nice yellowish A, widely separated from nealry three delta mag B
09h 35m 25.26s +03° 54' 19.4" P.A. 275 sep 8.2 mag 7.86,10.19 Sp G0 dist. 47.04 pc (153.44 l.y.)
STF 1322 AB: 203; 333x: Fine white pair, well split ~2", 1 delta mag.
09h 12m 40.15s +16° 31' 30.2" P.A. 53 sep 1.7 mag 8.32,8.71 Sp A4IV dist. 1298.7 pc (4236.36 l.y.)
BRT 155 AB: 203; 333x: Almost need averted vision to hold the B star but can manage it direct after a bit of effort. Pretty wide ~4", 2 delta mag. [Not physical. However A is Aa,Ab, 10.45/10.45 0.5", not seen.]
09h 12m 51.05s +24° 20' 29.6" P.A. 270 sep 4.6 mag 9.83,10.60
AG 163 AB: 203; 333x: A fine near equal wide pair, ~5", 10th mag. [surprisingly not physical]
09h 13m 34.97s +24° 03' 25.3" P.A. 320 sep 5.1 mag 10.21,10.70
STF 1332 AB: 203; 333x: Near equal wide pair, ~5", maybe half delta mag
09h 17m 19.21s +23° 39' 09.8" P.A. 29 sep 5.9 mag 7.87,8.12 Sp F6V+F7V dist. 71.28 pc (232.52 l.y.)
BU 591 AB: 203; 333x: ! Very nice pair. Split with seeing, noticable mag difference, hairline only.
09h 29m 36.43s -03° 07' 20.4" P.A. 29 sep 1 mag 7.79,8.87 Sp F5+A3 dist. 469.48 pc (1531.44 l.y.)
A 128 AB; 203; 333x: Fine pair, but need to wait for seeing for split. ~1" and half delta mag, white stars.
09h 26m 52.30s -03° 14' 42.0" P.A. 262 sep 1.3 mag 9.55,10.00 Sp G5
Friday, March 27, 2020
Friday, March 13, 2020
12 march 2020
Last night's session was shorter than usual. Daylight savings time means I can only start observing after 9pm. And after an hour into the session my Argo Navis encountered a bug and was not responsive. I'm not sure what is the problem and reached out to them for help. Seeing 5/10 but with some good moments, and transparency was 2/5 -- airplanes casting their beams through the haze. 533x with apodizing mask throughout except where noted.
HO 247 AB; 508; 533x: Clean split with seeing, 1 delta mag, fairly bright pair. I found the apodizing mask worked better than the 8-inch mask, gave more resolving power. The 8-inch was only a snowman.
07h 46m 07.95s +21° 07' 19.2" P.A. 261.5 sep 0.54 mag 7.67,9.19 Sp F2 dist. 110.5 pc (360.45 l.y.)
HO 246 AB; 508; 533x: A is an orange star, pretty bright, B only shows with averted vision and I can barely it hold direct. ~2". white
07h 45m 32.14s +25° 59' 19.2" P.A. 227 sep 2.6 mag 7.58,11.58 Sp K5III dist. 854.7 pc (2788.03 l.y.)
STT 179 AB; 508; 533; Kappa Gem. A looks like a kaleidoscope with the mask, colorful. B is a nice fine 8th mag star, a white hard point. Well separated ~8"
07h 44m 26.87s +24° 23' 53.3" P.A. 241 sep 7.2 mag 3.66,10.00 Sp G8IIIa dist. 43.35 pc (141.41 l.y.)
HO 36 AB: 508; 533x: Very finely split blue-white stars, very slight mag difference. Pretty tough. Seeing not quite good enough for higher mags yet, a wave of cold are just came through
07h 47m 34.74s +25° 28' 08.9" P.A. 306 sep 0.6 mag 9.85,9.94 Sp A0
STF 1140 AB: 508; 205x: Easy pair, light orange A and light blue B, 1 delta mag, wide ~8", ok lower mags
07h 48m 22.61s +18° 20' 12.4" P.A. 274 sep 6.4 mag 7.01,8.65 Sp K0III dist. 213.22 pc (695.52 l.y.)
STF 1147 AB: 508; 533x: Nice near equal blue-white stars, wide ~2.5" [not physical, surprisingly]
07h 50m 19.69s +24° 31' 55.8" P.A. 175 sep 2.2 mag 9.66,9.68 Sp G0
COU 926 AB; 508; 533x: Very tentative notched, noticable mag difference, only with seeing. Can't go to higher mag due to seeing.
07h 50m 38.16s +19° 44' 04.2" P.A. 254 sep 0.3 mag 9.50,9.70 Sp F0
COU 928 AB; 508; 533x: A is a light yellow-orange, easily 1 delta mag brighter than blue B. Wide, ~10"
07h 52m 40.85s +20° 02' 37.7" P.A. 99 sep 5.6 mag 9.20,9.70 Sp K0
WEI 17: 508; 533x: Another dual nine pair, white, slight mag difference, very wide.
07h 54m 02.88s +14° 56' 54.1" P.A. 96 sep 7 mag 9.01,9.28 Sp F0
SP 1 AB; 508; 1067x: Epsilon Hya. Can see elongation in the A star fairly easily and it seems to be in the correct PA (as noticed when I move the scope, which is near meridian, to the west), and also in relation to AB-C. It's swimming in diffraction but seen. Very light yellow-orange A. [After checking the data and mapping out the PA of the different pairs, I would say I did NOT see this. My PA for the elongation is in the wrong direction. So, it really needs a better night. The good news it the pair is widening so it should be possible in the next few years.]
08h 46m 46.51s +06° 25' 07.7" P.A. 252.9 sep 0.22 mag 3.49,5.00 Sp F8V dist. 39.64 pc (129.31 l.y.)
STF 1245 AB; 508; 533x: Wide and bright pair, light yellow and orange, easy, slight mag difference
08h 35m 51.05s +06° 37' 13.9" P.A. 25 sep 10.1 mag 5.98,7.16 Sp F8V+G5V dist. 25.13 pc (81.97 l.y.)
AG 154 AB: 508; 533x: HO Cnc. Near equal well separated, light orange stars.
08h 36m 55.78s +23° 14' 49.1" P.A. 0.7 sep 2.68 mag 9.62,9.76 Sp K5 dist. 44.05 pc (143.69 l.y.)
HO 247 AB; 508; 533x: Clean split with seeing, 1 delta mag, fairly bright pair. I found the apodizing mask worked better than the 8-inch mask, gave more resolving power. The 8-inch was only a snowman.
07h 46m 07.95s +21° 07' 19.2" P.A. 261.5 sep 0.54 mag 7.67,9.19 Sp F2 dist. 110.5 pc (360.45 l.y.)
HO 246 AB; 508; 533x: A is an orange star, pretty bright, B only shows with averted vision and I can barely it hold direct. ~2". white
07h 45m 32.14s +25° 59' 19.2" P.A. 227 sep 2.6 mag 7.58,11.58 Sp K5III dist. 854.7 pc (2788.03 l.y.)
STT 179 AB; 508; 533; Kappa Gem. A looks like a kaleidoscope with the mask, colorful. B is a nice fine 8th mag star, a white hard point. Well separated ~8"
07h 44m 26.87s +24° 23' 53.3" P.A. 241 sep 7.2 mag 3.66,10.00 Sp G8IIIa dist. 43.35 pc (141.41 l.y.)
HO 36 AB: 508; 533x: Very finely split blue-white stars, very slight mag difference. Pretty tough. Seeing not quite good enough for higher mags yet, a wave of cold are just came through
07h 47m 34.74s +25° 28' 08.9" P.A. 306 sep 0.6 mag 9.85,9.94 Sp A0
STF 1140 AB: 508; 205x: Easy pair, light orange A and light blue B, 1 delta mag, wide ~8", ok lower mags
07h 48m 22.61s +18° 20' 12.4" P.A. 274 sep 6.4 mag 7.01,8.65 Sp K0III dist. 213.22 pc (695.52 l.y.)
STF 1147 AB: 508; 533x: Nice near equal blue-white stars, wide ~2.5" [not physical, surprisingly]
07h 50m 19.69s +24° 31' 55.8" P.A. 175 sep 2.2 mag 9.66,9.68 Sp G0
COU 926 AB; 508; 533x: Very tentative notched, noticable mag difference, only with seeing. Can't go to higher mag due to seeing.
07h 50m 38.16s +19° 44' 04.2" P.A. 254 sep 0.3 mag 9.50,9.70 Sp F0
COU 928 AB; 508; 533x: A is a light yellow-orange, easily 1 delta mag brighter than blue B. Wide, ~10"
07h 52m 40.85s +20° 02' 37.7" P.A. 99 sep 5.6 mag 9.20,9.70 Sp K0
WEI 17: 508; 533x: Another dual nine pair, white, slight mag difference, very wide.
07h 54m 02.88s +14° 56' 54.1" P.A. 96 sep 7 mag 9.01,9.28 Sp F0
SP 1 AB; 508; 1067x: Epsilon Hya. Can see elongation in the A star fairly easily and it seems to be in the correct PA (as noticed when I move the scope, which is near meridian, to the west), and also in relation to AB-C. It's swimming in diffraction but seen. Very light yellow-orange A. [After checking the data and mapping out the PA of the different pairs, I would say I did NOT see this. My PA for the elongation is in the wrong direction. So, it really needs a better night. The good news it the pair is widening so it should be possible in the next few years.]
08h 46m 46.51s +06° 25' 07.7" P.A. 252.9 sep 0.22 mag 3.49,5.00 Sp F8V dist. 39.64 pc (129.31 l.y.)
STF 1245 AB; 508; 533x: Wide and bright pair, light yellow and orange, easy, slight mag difference
08h 35m 51.05s +06° 37' 13.9" P.A. 25 sep 10.1 mag 5.98,7.16 Sp F8V+G5V dist. 25.13 pc (81.97 l.y.)
AG 154 AB: 508; 533x: HO Cnc. Near equal well separated, light orange stars.
08h 36m 55.78s +23° 14' 49.1" P.A. 0.7 sep 2.68 mag 9.62,9.76 Sp K5 dist. 44.05 pc (143.69 l.y.)
Thursday, March 5, 2020
4 march 2020
Clear Sky Charts' forecast was for above average transparency after dark. Unfortunately it was not so. A persistent haze was left in the sky, and was brightly illuminated by a waxing moon. I watched as the forward white lights of passenger jets lining themselves up to land at the airport shown out through the fog. A disappointing night, but I persisted to make what observations I could. So Transparency 2/5, and seeing a half decent 6/10. Seeing was good enough that in the beginning of the night I was able to observe 6 Plato craterlets (D, C, A, g, B), including the one near the west rim slumped wall (e), which I think is the first time I've seen it. It was with seeing at 333x, but it was really cool to see those. I left my apodizing mask on throughout the doubles session, which was for 90 minutes starting at 9pm.
BU 21 AB; 508; 213x: Eta CMi: Using as a separation distance gauge for Procyon B using the 25mm with barlow. Easy bright yellowish star with a reddish much fainter B, wide. [Based on the image scale, I definitely did not see Procyon B last week. The separation at 4" was not much wider than the thickness of the wire, but what I thought I saw on Procyon was much wider than that -- so it was probably glare. I will update the report.]
07h 28m 02.08s +06° 56' 31.5" P.A. 28 sep 4.1 mag 5.25,11.10 Sp F0III dist. 97.56 pc (318.24 l.y.)
HDS 999 AB; 508; 1067x: I detect a bluish bump on one side of the orange A star at best moments, and assume this is the B star, but I'm unsure. It is just a discoloration along the rim with a very slight bump out. Seeing is not good enough to resolve.
07h 12m 07.50s +05° 28' 27.7" P.A. 7 sep 0.3 mag 6.40,9.09 Sp K0III dist. 196.08 pc (639.61 l.y.)
STF 1048 AB; 508; 533x: Pretty wide, >1 delta mag, light orange stars
07h 14m 14.25s +04° 12' 26.5" P.A. 351 sep 5.9 mag 9.14,10.07 Sp A5 dist. 286.53 pc (934.66 l.y.)
J 59 AB; 508; 533x: Faint pair, but seen nicely. Blue-white stars, near equal, ~1.5", nearly wide.
07h 13m 09.27s +02° 50' 40.8" P.A. 205 sep 1.5 mag 10.19,10.44 Sp A3
BRT1227 AB; 508; 533x: Light yellow-orange A is easy to see, the B star is much fainter, can see with direct vision but sharpens with averted vision. Transparency is poor and the sky is bright with a waxing moon.
07h 15m 03.14s +10° 51' 25.6" P.A. 321 sep 8.1 mag 9.92,11.70
HEI 725 AB; 508; 533x: Faint pair but sharp with seeing, nicely split ~1", less than half magnitude difference but it is noticeable. Nice pair
07h 18m 06.19s +10° 34' 53.4" P.A. 348 sep 1 mag 10.47,10.72 Sp F5
BRT1229A; 508; 533x: B star needs averted vision to appear, widely separated ~4", faint light yellow A but there's a significant magnitude difference. [not physical]
07h 18m 20.96s +10° 50' 07.4" P.A. 353 sep 4.5 mag 9.94,11.10
BAL2265 AB; 508; 533x: Faint, B actually needs averted vision to see well, very wide pair. conditions bad [not physical]
07h 18m 30.00s +03° 27' 37.0" P.A. 93 sep 14 mag 10.04,10.45
STF 1073 AB: 508; 53x: Pretty pair, wide, ~3 delta mag, blue-white A and ruddy B
07h 21m 00.62s +10° 11' 44.2" P.A. 67 sep 9 mag 7.87,10.15 Sp A1IV dist. 164.2 pc (535.62 l.y.)
J 366 AB: 508; 533x: Pretty pairing, ~2.5", light yellow-orange A and a deepter yellow-orange B, 2 delta mag. Nice pair
07h 24m 01.28s +12° 04' 27.4" P.A. 136 sep 2.3 mag 8.86,10.44 Sp F8
A 2865 AB; 508; 533x: At 533x i can tell is it not single, it's a bit smudgy, and with averted vision it clearly flashes an elongation. At 1067x I can't get a clean enough focus to resolve due to seeing.
07h 24m 40.32s +05° 16' 51.0" P.A. 107 sep 0.6 mag 10.34,10.59 Sp F5
J 1063 AB; 508; 533x: B is on edge of direct vision, I can see some smudge there with direct vision but averted vision clears it up. ~2", 1.5 delta mag.
07h 25m 19.23s +03° 12' 10.7" P.A. 56 sep 2.6 mag 10.64,10.90
A 2866 AB; 508; 1067x: B seen only at the best moments, and very briefly as a very faint star ~0.5" sep and very much fainter than A star. Frustratingly tough since this should not be a problem usually except for tonight's poor transparency and average seeing.
07h 26m 39.08s +04° 23' 34.1" P.A. 138 sep 0.6 mag 9.34,10.04 Sp G0
BAL 1098 AB; 508; 533x: Easy pair, creamy white A and 3 delta mag B, wide.
07h 28m 12.83s +00° 35' 16.9" P.A. 122 sep 6.6 mag 9.29,10.80 Sp A5
A 2893 AB; 508; 533x: Closely split, noticeable ~1 delta mag, good pair
08h 30m 05.67s +05° 13' 03.9" P.A. 351 sep 0.7 mag 9.85,9.43 Sp A5 dist. 591.72 pc (1930.19 l.y.)
STF 1243 AB: 508; 533x: Well split ~2", 2 delta mag, blue-white A and dull white B
08h 33m 53.79s +01° 35' 07.5" P.A. 233 sep 1.7 mag 7.85,9.39 Sp A0 dist. 273.97 pc (893.69 l.y.)
J 1008 AB; 508; 533x: Easy pair, not too faint, wide ~3", equal mag. [not physical]
08h 39m 23.43s -00° 16' 32.0" P.A. 20 sep 3.1 mag 10.91,11.12 Sp F2
BAL 1852 AB: 508; 533x: Not likely to be physical. Wide, half delta mag white stars [not physical]
08h 42m 37.69s +02° 14' 25.3" P.A. 6 sep 14.3 mag 10.96,10.97
BAL 2821 AB; 508; 533x: A bit faint pair, half delta mag, wide [not physical]
08h 43m 26.88s +03° 40' 13.0" P.A. 83 sep 10 mag 12.60,13.10
STF 1270 AB; 508; 533x: MX Hya. Wide, yellow-white, half delta mag. Nice.
08h 45m 20.79s -02° 36' 03.7" P.A. 265 sep 4.7 mag 6.89,7.54 Sp F2IV dist. 61.77 pc (201.49 l.y.)
BU 335 AB; 508; 533x: 3 delta mag, well split ~3", very pleasing pair, white A and slightly red B.
08h 48m 12.24s +02° 34' 48.4" P.A. 265 sep 2.6 mag 7.46,9.41 Sp F5 dist. 153.37 pc (500.29 l.y.)
STT 194 AB; 508; 533x: Orange A and blue B, 3 delta mag, very wide [not physical]
08h 48m 18.30s +00° 33' 18.1" P.A. 57 sep 12.6 mag 7.40,10.47 Sp K2 dist. 316.46 pc (1032.29 l.y.)
J 74 AB; 508; 533x: Faint near equal, bluish, pretty wide. Forms part of a triangle with similar magnitude stars [not physical]
08h 50m 23.22s +01° 24' 47.2" P.A. 126 sep 9.3 mag 11.20,11.30
BAL 2354 AB; 508; 533x: B is quite faint, need averted vision to notice it, but then can hold direct, 3 delta mag, pretty wide, ~8" [not physical]
08h 51m 27.36s +02° 55' 49.8" P.A. 40 sep 8.5 mag 9.94,11.70 Sp K0
A 2900 AB: 508; 533x: Surprised I could get pretty fine focus. Elongated or olive shape, not quite notched, certainly a double but difficult.
08h 52m 24.18s +05° 20' 25.2" P.A. 310 sep 0.7 mag 6.44,9.46 Sp A5V dist. 309.6 pc (1009.92 l.y.)
STF 1292 AB; 508; 533x: Near equal, wide, ~6". Very faint star ~20" may be plus one [it is, UC 1728 AC, 9.32/13.42 27.8"]
08h 53m 46.02s -00° 34' 41.6" P.A. 189 sep 6.1 mag 9.32,9.53 Sp A5
BAL 1430 AB; 508; 533x: Faint, wide, noticeable not-quite-half magnitude difference [not physical]
08h 54m 37.08s +01° 27' 00.3" P.A. 110 sep 11.5 mag 10.08,10.97 Sp F8
SAO 117344; 508; 1067x: Notched, slight mag difference. too poor to split tonight [can't find in WDS -- as I recall SkyTools data was around 0.5" and 1 delta mag.]
STF 1302 AB: 508; 533x: Near equal easy pair, ~2.5"
09h 01m 12.87s +02° 44' 44.4" P.A. 233 sep 2.7 mag 9.31,9.47 Sp F8
07h 28m 02.08s +06° 56' 31.5" P.A. 28 sep 4.1 mag 5.25,11.10 Sp F0III dist. 97.56 pc (318.24 l.y.)
HDS 999 AB; 508; 1067x: I detect a bluish bump on one side of the orange A star at best moments, and assume this is the B star, but I'm unsure. It is just a discoloration along the rim with a very slight bump out. Seeing is not good enough to resolve.
07h 12m 07.50s +05° 28' 27.7" P.A. 7 sep 0.3 mag 6.40,9.09 Sp K0III dist. 196.08 pc (639.61 l.y.)
STF 1048 AB; 508; 533x: Pretty wide, >1 delta mag, light orange stars
07h 14m 14.25s +04° 12' 26.5" P.A. 351 sep 5.9 mag 9.14,10.07 Sp A5 dist. 286.53 pc (934.66 l.y.)
J 59 AB; 508; 533x: Faint pair, but seen nicely. Blue-white stars, near equal, ~1.5", nearly wide.
07h 13m 09.27s +02° 50' 40.8" P.A. 205 sep 1.5 mag 10.19,10.44 Sp A3
BRT1227 AB; 508; 533x: Light yellow-orange A is easy to see, the B star is much fainter, can see with direct vision but sharpens with averted vision. Transparency is poor and the sky is bright with a waxing moon.
07h 15m 03.14s +10° 51' 25.6" P.A. 321 sep 8.1 mag 9.92,11.70
HEI 725 AB; 508; 533x: Faint pair but sharp with seeing, nicely split ~1", less than half magnitude difference but it is noticeable. Nice pair
07h 18m 06.19s +10° 34' 53.4" P.A. 348 sep 1 mag 10.47,10.72 Sp F5
BRT1229A; 508; 533x: B star needs averted vision to appear, widely separated ~4", faint light yellow A but there's a significant magnitude difference. [not physical]
07h 18m 20.96s +10° 50' 07.4" P.A. 353 sep 4.5 mag 9.94,11.10
BAL2265 AB; 508; 533x: Faint, B actually needs averted vision to see well, very wide pair. conditions bad [not physical]
07h 18m 30.00s +03° 27' 37.0" P.A. 93 sep 14 mag 10.04,10.45
STF 1073 AB: 508; 53x: Pretty pair, wide, ~3 delta mag, blue-white A and ruddy B
07h 21m 00.62s +10° 11' 44.2" P.A. 67 sep 9 mag 7.87,10.15 Sp A1IV dist. 164.2 pc (535.62 l.y.)
J 366 AB: 508; 533x: Pretty pairing, ~2.5", light yellow-orange A and a deepter yellow-orange B, 2 delta mag. Nice pair
07h 24m 01.28s +12° 04' 27.4" P.A. 136 sep 2.3 mag 8.86,10.44 Sp F8
A 2865 AB; 508; 533x: At 533x i can tell is it not single, it's a bit smudgy, and with averted vision it clearly flashes an elongation. At 1067x I can't get a clean enough focus to resolve due to seeing.
07h 24m 40.32s +05° 16' 51.0" P.A. 107 sep 0.6 mag 10.34,10.59 Sp F5
J 1063 AB; 508; 533x: B is on edge of direct vision, I can see some smudge there with direct vision but averted vision clears it up. ~2", 1.5 delta mag.
07h 25m 19.23s +03° 12' 10.7" P.A. 56 sep 2.6 mag 10.64,10.90
A 2866 AB; 508; 1067x: B seen only at the best moments, and very briefly as a very faint star ~0.5" sep and very much fainter than A star. Frustratingly tough since this should not be a problem usually except for tonight's poor transparency and average seeing.
07h 26m 39.08s +04° 23' 34.1" P.A. 138 sep 0.6 mag 9.34,10.04 Sp G0
BAL 1098 AB; 508; 533x: Easy pair, creamy white A and 3 delta mag B, wide.
07h 28m 12.83s +00° 35' 16.9" P.A. 122 sep 6.6 mag 9.29,10.80 Sp A5
A 2893 AB; 508; 533x: Closely split, noticeable ~1 delta mag, good pair
08h 30m 05.67s +05° 13' 03.9" P.A. 351 sep 0.7 mag 9.85,9.43 Sp A5 dist. 591.72 pc (1930.19 l.y.)
STF 1243 AB: 508; 533x: Well split ~2", 2 delta mag, blue-white A and dull white B
08h 33m 53.79s +01° 35' 07.5" P.A. 233 sep 1.7 mag 7.85,9.39 Sp A0 dist. 273.97 pc (893.69 l.y.)
J 1008 AB; 508; 533x: Easy pair, not too faint, wide ~3", equal mag. [not physical]
08h 39m 23.43s -00° 16' 32.0" P.A. 20 sep 3.1 mag 10.91,11.12 Sp F2
BAL 1852 AB: 508; 533x: Not likely to be physical. Wide, half delta mag white stars [not physical]
08h 42m 37.69s +02° 14' 25.3" P.A. 6 sep 14.3 mag 10.96,10.97
BAL 2821 AB; 508; 533x: A bit faint pair, half delta mag, wide [not physical]
08h 43m 26.88s +03° 40' 13.0" P.A. 83 sep 10 mag 12.60,13.10
STF 1270 AB; 508; 533x: MX Hya. Wide, yellow-white, half delta mag. Nice.
08h 45m 20.79s -02° 36' 03.7" P.A. 265 sep 4.7 mag 6.89,7.54 Sp F2IV dist. 61.77 pc (201.49 l.y.)
BU 335 AB; 508; 533x: 3 delta mag, well split ~3", very pleasing pair, white A and slightly red B.
08h 48m 12.24s +02° 34' 48.4" P.A. 265 sep 2.6 mag 7.46,9.41 Sp F5 dist. 153.37 pc (500.29 l.y.)
STT 194 AB; 508; 533x: Orange A and blue B, 3 delta mag, very wide [not physical]
08h 48m 18.30s +00° 33' 18.1" P.A. 57 sep 12.6 mag 7.40,10.47 Sp K2 dist. 316.46 pc (1032.29 l.y.)
J 74 AB; 508; 533x: Faint near equal, bluish, pretty wide. Forms part of a triangle with similar magnitude stars [not physical]
08h 50m 23.22s +01° 24' 47.2" P.A. 126 sep 9.3 mag 11.20,11.30
BAL 2354 AB; 508; 533x: B is quite faint, need averted vision to notice it, but then can hold direct, 3 delta mag, pretty wide, ~8" [not physical]
08h 51m 27.36s +02° 55' 49.8" P.A. 40 sep 8.5 mag 9.94,11.70 Sp K0
A 2900 AB: 508; 533x: Surprised I could get pretty fine focus. Elongated or olive shape, not quite notched, certainly a double but difficult.
08h 52m 24.18s +05° 20' 25.2" P.A. 310 sep 0.7 mag 6.44,9.46 Sp A5V dist. 309.6 pc (1009.92 l.y.)
STF 1292 AB; 508; 533x: Near equal, wide, ~6". Very faint star ~20" may be plus one [it is, UC 1728 AC, 9.32/13.42 27.8"]
08h 53m 46.02s -00° 34' 41.6" P.A. 189 sep 6.1 mag 9.32,9.53 Sp A5
BAL 1430 AB; 508; 533x: Faint, wide, noticeable not-quite-half magnitude difference [not physical]
08h 54m 37.08s +01° 27' 00.3" P.A. 110 sep 11.5 mag 10.08,10.97 Sp F8
SAO 117344; 508; 1067x: Notched, slight mag difference. too poor to split tonight [can't find in WDS -- as I recall SkyTools data was around 0.5" and 1 delta mag.]
STF 1302 AB: 508; 533x: Near equal easy pair, ~2.5"
09h 01m 12.87s +02° 44' 44.4" P.A. 233 sep 2.7 mag 9.31,9.47 Sp F8
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