Observed with the 6-inch. Seeing was slightly better than average, as was transparency. I observed a number of double stars as I waited for Saturn to rise, with a Titan shadow transit set to begin at 11:30pm. Fortunately Saturn was placed well enough to observe with my 6-inch before passing behind the meridian tree, and seeing by that time was better. I saw the shadow, which was a bit blurred by seeing (and the less resolution to be had from a 6-inch scope), but with moments of sharpness. So that's two Titan shadow transits, with a third opportunity to come during the September new moon. I did not forget to have a look at small blue-grey Neptune, which was just out of a low power field of view from Saturn.
I used my Baader turret eyepiece set. The orthoscopic eyepieces are very fine, and it's not too much trouble to move between the eyepieces, though there is a chance the scope moves out of position, and of course one has to take one's eye away from the view. The zoom is better, but I don't mind the larger range of magnification the turret makes available.
BU 75 AB: 152; 380x: Excellent close split, slightly unequal. Approaching periastron, where it was at discovery in 1872. SOC class 2 orbit, 150-year period (and 155 light years away, in a near symmetry).
21h 55m 31.42s +10° 52' 49.5" P.A. 28.00 sep 1.1 mag 8.40,8.56 Sp G5 dist. 47.78 pc (155.86 l.y.)
BU 133 AB: 152; 250x: Hairline split with seeing, unequal, white. Lacks Gaia parallax data. Burnhams notes little change in his era.
18h 27m 43.73s -26° 38' 05.6" P.A. 230.00 sep 0.6 mag 6.59,8.48 Sp A8V+F2V dist. 78.12 pc (254.83 l.y.)
BU 276 AB: 152; 250x: 1 Dm well split in choppy seeing. -59% PRO, it is not binary.
22h 00m 50.24s -28° 27' 13.6" P.A. 113.00 sep 1.9 mag 5.70,6.77 Sp B8Ve dist. 250.63 pc (817.56 l.y.)
BU 369 AB: 152; 180x: Wide B seen with averted vision low and high powers. 93% PRO, 3,746 AU WS, 2.6+0.9 Msol, but RVD 3.7 > EV 1.3, it is not binary.
21h 26m 29.08s +52° 44' 52.7" P.A. 31.00 sep 16.0 mag 7.59,11.80 Sp B9.5V dist. 198.81 pc (648.52 l.y.)
BU 436 AB: 152; 125x: Wide very faint B. 56% PRO, 2,237 AU WS, 1.9+0.7 Msol, but RVD 3.3 > EV 1.4, it is not binary. HO 290 AC, fainter and closer, is also not binary, not sharing any parallax overlap.
22h 10m 54.89s +57° 56' 28.9" P.A. 327.00 sep 19.8 mag 7.42,12.00 Sp A5 dist. 104.6 pc (341.21 l.y.)
BU 694 AB: 152; 380x: Very close split, >1 Dm, suspected with lower powers but only split with very high. Lacks Gaia data.
22h 02m 56.68s +44° 38' 59.8" P.A. 8.00 sep 1.0 mag 5.71,7.76 Sp A0IV dist. 151.06 pc (492.76 l.y.)
H 1 48 AB: 152; 250x: Hairline split, unequal, seems light red and blue. Lacks Gaia data. SOC grade 3 orbit, 82.76-year period, it is reaching periastron now and will hang nearly in place for another 30 years.
21h 13m 42.46s +64° 24' 15.1" P.A. 247.00 sep 0.9 mag 7.21,7.33 Sp G2IV+G2IV dist. 42.75 pc (139.45 l.y.)
H N 56 AB: 152; 125x: Very pretty light orange A and light blue B, 1 Dm, good split. 27% PRO, 380 AU WS, 2.4+1.6 Msol, PMV 0.07, it might be binary, an orbit can be tried.
22h 14m 18.02s -21° 04' 28.9" P.A. 112.00 sep 5.2 mag 5.63,6.72 Sp K0III+F2V dist. 71.58 pc (233.49 l.y.)
H N 73 AB: 152; 125x: Faint wide companion to Deneb. Lacks Gaia data. Highly unlikely to be binary.
20h 41m 25.91s +45° 16' 49.2" P.A. 105.00 sep 75.6 mag 1.25,11.70 Sp A2Iae dist. 432.9 pc (1412.12 l.y.)
HJ 1741 AB: 152; 70x: Superwide, B with averted vision only. -76% PRO, it is not binary.
22h 11m 09.78s +50° 49' 23.8" P.A. 286.00 sep 37.8 mag 5.40,10.99 Sp A5V dist. 56.15 pc (183.16 l.y.)
HO 178 AB: 152; 125x: Wide faint B with averted vision. -5% PRO, it is not likely binary.
22h 11m 28.36s +32° 05' 09.9" P.A. 221.00 sep 3.4 mag 7.40,11.16 Sp F0 dist. 121.8 pc (397.31 l.y.)
HWE 59 AB: 152; 125x: Very pretty large Dm, like a star with a planet, wide. 89% PRO, 1,301 AU WS, 2.4+1.0 Msol, but RVD 3.9 > EV 2.1, it is not binary.
22h 01m 32.85s -15° 36' 43.2" P.A. 270.00 sep 9.2 mag 7.16,10.32 Sp G8IV+F0V dist. 128.04 pc (417.67 l.y.)
SCA 104 AB: 152; 70x; Superwide faint B. -84% PRO, it is not binary.
21h 52m 21.25s -03° 10' 28.8" P.A. 116.00 sep 63.8 mag 6.59,11.00 Sp A0 dist. 184.16 pc (600.73 l.y.)
STF2819 AB: 152; 125x: Pretty pair, 1 Dm, wide, light orange and dull white. Also seen with 60mm 40x. 97% PRO, 1,304 AU WS, 1.8+1.4 Msol, 0.07 PMV, it is possibly binary and needs an orbit.
21h 40m 21.45s +57° 34' 53.7" P.A. 59.00 sep 12.7 mag 7.44,8.64 Sp F5V
STF2833 AB: 152; 180x: Faint wide B, direct but brightens with averted vision. 61% PRO, 1,035 AU WS, 1.7+1.0 Msol, RVD 2.2 = EV 2.2, 0.09 PMV, it is possibly binary and needs an orbit.
21h 51m 56.56s +09° 04' 46.0" P.A. 337.00 sep 8.4 mag 7.84,10.20 Sp A5 dist. 118.34 pc (386.03 l.y.)
STF2834 AB: 152; 180x: Large delta, faint B well split. 11% PRO, 374 AU WS, 1.9+0.9 Msol, RVD 3.0 < EV 3.6, PMV 0.05, there is some chance it's binary and needs an orbit.
21h 51m 40.18s +19° 18' 25.0" P.A. 298.00 sep 4.3 mag 6.93,9.89 Sp F5IV dist. 91.91 pc (299.81 l.y.)
STF2836 AB: 152; 180x: Faint, well split B. -84% PRO, it is not binary.
21h 49m 08.12s +66° 47' 31.9" P.A. 155.00 sep 11.7 mag 6.53,10.36 Sp F4V dist. 98.04 pc (319.81 l.y.)
STF2845 AB: 152; 280x: Closely split near equal white. -52% PRO, it is not binary.
21h 52m 20.95s +63° 06' 04.5" P.A. 173.00 sep 2.0 mag 8.07,8.20 Sp B2V dist. 746.27 pc (2434.33 l.y.)
STF2869 AB: 152; 125x: Wide B seen with averted vision only. -78% PRO, it is not binary.
22h 10m 22.02s +14° 37' 47.7" P.A. 254.00 sep 20.8 mag 6.33,12.40 Sp K0III dist. 135.69 pc (442.62 l.y.)
STF2873 AB: 152; 125x: Well separated near equal white stars, seen with 60mm 40x too. 84% PRO, 567 AU WS, 1.3+1.1 Msol, but PMV is -0.13, it is not likely binary. SOC grade 5 orbit 6581-year period.
21h 58m 13.53s +82° 52' 10.8" P.A. 65.00 sep 13.7 mag 7.00,7.47 Sp F8V dist. 29.9 pc (97.53 l.y.)
STN 56 AB: 152; 125x: Faint wide b wide can hold with direct vision, brighter averted. 57% PRO, 796 AU WS, 1.6+0.7 Msol, but RVD 2.8 > EV 2.2, it is not likely binary.
21h 59m 34.75s -27° 37' 49.8" P.A. 36.00 sep 11.3 mag 7.26,10.48 Sp F0V+K3V dist. 75.59 pc (246.57 l.y.)
STT 437 AB: 152; 180x: Very pretty close split pair with low power, nicely seen higher powers, pale yellow-white, very slightly unequal. 13% PRO, 168 AU WS, 1.5+1.7 Msol, but low 0.03 PMV, there is a small chance it is binary. SOC grade 4 orbit 1218-year period.
21h 20m 50.12s +32° 27' 10.2" P.A. 17.00 sep 2.5 mag 7.15,7.42 Sp G4V dist. 65.62 pc (214.05 l.y.)
STT 457 AB: 152; 250x: Fine split, large delta, white and blue, only split with high powers. 28% PRO, 614 AU WS, 5.2+3.1 Msol, PMV 0.08, it is possibly binary and needs an orbit.
21h 55m 30.99s +65° 19' 14.9" P.A. 246.00 sep 1.4 mag 6.01,8.17 Sp B2.5Ve dist. 314.47 pc (1025.8 l.y.)
STTA225 AB: 152; 70x: Superwide, >1 Dm. 91% PRO, 7,513 AU WS, 1.9+1.3 Msol, RVD 1.6 > EV 0.9, it is not binary.
21h 57m 30.97s +04° 09' 27.8" P.A. 287.00 sep 75.2 mag 7.10,8.57 Sp F5 dist. 97.28 pc (317.33 l.y.)
STTA226 AB: 152; 70x: Superwide, 1 Dm. -28% PRO, it is not binary.
21h 53m 08.19s +68° 06' 26.9" P.A. 245.00 sep 76.3 mag 7.52,8.91 Sp G8II dist. 421.94 pc (1376.37 l.y.)
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