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	Name	Constellation	Object Type	Magnitudes	Star Separation(s)	Dob	small	binocs	sky	magnification	Right Ascension	Declination	notes	page	Season	additional description	
																	
	Struve 745	Orion	Double Star	"8.5, 8.5"	"29"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	5 H 34.7 min.	-6¡ 0'	double star near M42	54	Jan.-Mar	"dimmer white-white pair, near Struve 747"	
	Struve 747	Orion	Double Star	"4.7, 5.5"	"36"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	5 H 35 min.	-6¡ 0'	double star near M42	54	Jan.-Mar	"wide white-white pair, near Iota Orionis"	
	Iota Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"2.9, 7.0, 9.7"	"11"", 49"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	5 H 35.4 min.	-5¡ 54'	double star near M42	54	Jan.-Mar	unequal triple: blue-white-white	
	Theta-2 Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"5.2, 6.5"	"52"""	1	1	x	steady	high	5 H 35.4 min.	-5¡ 26'	double star near M42	55	Jan.-Mar	"very wide, bright white-white pair"	
	"Theta-1 Orionis, Trapezium"	Orion	Multiple Star	"5.1, 6.6, 6.6, 6.3, 11.1, 11.5"	"13"", 17"", 12"", 5"", 5"""	5	4	x	steady	medium	5 H 35.3 min.	-5¡ 25'	"Trapezium, sextuple star with M42"	55	Jan.-Mar	at the core of M42; the two dimmer stars are challenging 	
	Struve 761	Orion	Multiple Star	"7.9, 8.4, 8.6"	"67"", 8.7"""	3	3	1	steady	high	5 H 38.6 min.	-2¡ 34'	"triple star, with Sigma Orionis"	56	Jan.-Mar	white-white-white triple (double plus one) in field with Sigma Orionis	
	Sigma Orionis	Orion	Multiple Star	"3.7, 8.8, 6.6, 6.3"	"11"", 13"", 41"""	3	3	1	steady	high	5 H 38.7 min.	-2¡ 36'	"quadruple star, with Struve 761"	56	Jan.-Mar	quadruple star: all white - in field with Struve 761	
	"Beta Orionis, Rigel"	Orion	Double Star	"0.3, 6.8"	"9.3"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 14.5 min.	-8¡ 12'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	a delightful Dob challenge due to the huge brightness difference	
	Eta Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"3.6, 4.9"	"1.8"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 24.5 min.	-2¡ 24'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	close yellow-blue pair	
	32 Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"4.4, 5.7"	"1.2"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 30.8 min.	5¡ 57'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	very close yellow-blue pair	
	"Delta Orionis, Mintaka"	Orion	Double Star	"2.2, 6.8"	"53"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 32 min.	0¡ 20'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	"wide, unequal white-blue pair"	
	"Lambda Orionis, Meissa"	Orion	Double Star	"3.5, 5.4"	"4.1"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 35.1 min.	9¡ 56'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	bright white-white pair	
	42 Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"4.6, 7.5"	"1.1"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 35.4 min.	-4¡ 50'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	very close and unequal white-white pair near M42 - very challenging	
	"Zeta Orionis, Alnitak"	Orion	Double Star	"1.9, 3.7"	"2.5"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 40.8 min.	-1¡ 59'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	"close, blue-white pair"	
	52 Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"6.0, 6.0"	"1.1"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 48 min.	6¡ 27'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	"very close, equal white-white pair"	
	39 Eridani	Eridanus	Double Star	"5.0, 8.5"	"6.3"""	1	1	x	steady	high	4 H 14.4 min.	-10¡ 15'	double star near NGC 1535	60	Jan.-Mar	moderately challenging double	
	"Omicron-2 Eridani, Keid"	Eridanus	Double Star	"4.5, 10.2, 11.5"	"83"", 7"""	2	1	x	steady	high	4 H 15.3 min.	-7¡ 39'	Spock's 'Vulcan' & a white dwarf	60	Jan.-Mar	"B-C pair is far from A: B is a white dwarf and C is ared dwarf, too dim to show color"	
	h 3752	Lepus	Double Star	"5.4, 6.6"	"3.4"""	1	1	x	steady	high	5 H 22.5 min.	-24¡ 46'	double star near M79	62	Jan.-Mar		
	Struve 118	Taurus	Double Star	"5.8, 6.7"	"4.4"""	1	1	x	steady	high	5 H 29.3 min.	25¡ 9'	near M1	66	Jan.-Mar	yellow-white pair near M1	
	Struve 742	Taurus	Double Star	"7.1, 7.5"	"4.1"""	2	2	x	steady	high	5 H 36.4 min.	22¡ 0'	near M2	66	Jan.-Mar	dim yellow-blue pair just east of M1	
	26 Aurigae	Auriga	Double Star	"5.5, 8.4"	"12"""	1	1	x	steady	high	5 H 38.6 min.	30¡ 30'	double star near M37	70	Jan.-Mar	"yellow-blue pair, between El Nath and M37"	
	Omega Aurigae	Auriga	Double Star	"5.0, 8.2"	"4.8"""	2	1	x	steady	high	4 H 59.3 min.	37¡ 53'	double star near M36-37-38	70	Jan.-Mar		
	14 Aurigae	Auriga	Double Star	"5, 9, 8, 8"	"10"", 14"", 2"""	2	1	x	steady	high	5 H 15.4 min.	32¡ 41'	multiple star near M36 & M38	70	Jan.-Mar	yellow-blue pair; the dimmer blue pair is a Dob challenge - the brighter has a dim companion	
	15 Geminorum	Gemini	Double Star	"6.6, 8.2"	"25"""	2	2	x	any	low	6 H 27.8 min.	20¡ 47'	double star near M36	73	Jan.-Mar	"wide, orange-blue pair"	
	"Eta Geminorum, Propus"	Gemini	Double Star	"3.5, 6.2"	"1.7"""	2	x	x	steady	high	6 H 14.9 min.	22¡ 30'	double star near M35	73	Jan.-Mar	Dob challenge double brighter star looks orange and dimmer looks colorful by contrast	
	"Alpha Geminorum, Castor"	Gemini	Triple Star	"1.9, 3.0, 9.8"	"4.8"", 70"""	3	2	x	steady	high	7 H 34.6 min.	31¡ 53'	"bright multiple star, with NGC 2392"	74	Jan.-Mar	"very bright, close blue pair with a very dim, distant companion"	
	Struve 1108	Gemini	Double Star	"6.6, 8.2"	"11"""	1	1	x	steady	high	7 H 32.8 min.	22¡ 53'	double star near Castor & NGC 2395	75	Jan.-Mar	yellow-blue pair	
	Lambda Geminorum	Gemini	Double Star	"3.6, 10.7"	"9.7"""	1	x	x	steady	high	7 H 18.1 min.	16¡ 32'	double star near Castor & NGC 2392	75	Jan.-Mar	"yellow-blue Dob double, challenging because of huge brightmess difference"	
	"Delta Geminorum, Wasat"	Gemini	Double Star	"3.6, 8.2"	"5.6"""	1	x	x	steady	high	7 H 20.1 min.	21¡ 59'	double star near Castor & NGC 2393	75	Jan.-Mar	Dob challence due to unequal brightness; brighter star is white and dimmer star is orange	
	Kappa Geminorum	Gemini	Double Star	"3.7, 8.2"	"7"""	1	x	x	steady	high	7 H 77.4 min.	24¡ 24'	double star near Castor & NGC 2396	75	Jan.-Mar	"challenging, unequal Dob double"	
	Struve 1083	Gemini	Double Star	"7.3, 8.1"	"6.8"""	2	1	x	steady	high	7 H 25.6 min.	20¡ 30'	double star near Castor & NGC 2394	75	Jan.-Mar	yellow-blue pair	
	Epsilon Monocerotis	Monoceros	Double Star	"4.4, 6.4"	"12"""	1	1	x	steady	high	6 H 23.8 min.	4¡ 36'	double star near the Rosette	77	Jan.-Mar	subtle colors	
	Beta Monocerotis	Monoceros	Triple Star	"4.6, 5.0, 5.3"	"7.2"", 2.9"""	3	3	x	steady	high	6 H 28.8 min.	-7¡ 2'	bright triple star	78	Jan.-Mar	appealing white-blue-blue triple star; to get there you 'turn left at Orion'!!	
	"Alpha Canis Majoris, Sirius"	Canis Major	Double Star	" -1.4, 8.5"	"8.4"""	1	x	x	very steady	highest	6 H 45.1 min.	-16¡ 43'	extreme Dob binary challenge	81	Jan.-Mar	brightest star in sky; exceptionally tough double for big Dob (second star lost deep in glare)	
	"Alpha Canis Minoris, Procyon"	Canis Minor	Double Star	"0.4, 10.8"	"4.7"""	1	x	x	very steady	highest	7 H 39.3 min.	5¡ 13'	extreme Dob binary challenge	81	Jan.-Mar	"very challenging, with hugh brightness contrast"	
	Mu Canis Majoris	Canis Major	Double Star	"7.95.3, 7.1"	"3"""	2	x	x	steady	highest	6 H 56.1 min.	-14¡ 3'	 Dob binary challenge	81	Jan.-Mar	"very tough Dob double; extreme brightness contrast, yellow-blue"	
	"Herschel 3945, Winter Albireo"	Canis Major	Double Star	"5.0, 5.8"	"26"""	3	2	x	any	low	7 H 16.6 min.	-23¡ 19'	colorful double near NGC 2362	86	Jan.-Mar	lovely red-orange double	
	"Epsilon Canis Majoris, Adhara"	Canis Major	Double Star	"1.5, 7.5"	"7"""	1	x	x	steady	highest	6 H 58.6 min.	-28¡ 58'	Dob binary challenge	87	Jan.-Mar	Dob challenge double	
	k Puppis	Puppis	Double Star	"4.4, 4.6"	"9.8"""	2	2	x	steady	high	7 H 38.8 min.	-26¡ 48'	double star near M93	89	Jan.-Mar	cat's-eyes white-white pair	
	"Zeta Cancri, Tegmine"	Cancer	Double Star	"5.3, 6.3"	"1.1"""	2	3	x	steady	highest	8 H 12.2 min.	17¡ 39'	near M44 (the Beehive)	92	Apr.-Jun.	nice pair of yellow stars (a challenging triple in a Dob)	
	24 Cancri	Cancer	Double Star	"6.9, 7.5"	"5.6"""	1	x	x	steady	high	8 H 26.7 min.	24¡ 32'	near M44 (the Beehive)	93	Apr.-Jun.	Dob challenge double	
	Epsilon Hydrae	Hydrae	Double Star	"3.5, 6.7"	"2.8"""	2	x	x	steady	high	8 H 46.8 min.	6¡ 25'	double star near M67	95	Apr.-Jun.	Dob challenge double	
	Struve 1266	Cancer	Double Star	"8.8, 10.0"	"24"""	1	1	x	steady	high	8 H 44.4 min.	28¡ 27'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	"dim, close white pair"	
	57 Cancri	Cancer	Triple Star	"6.1, 6.4"	"1.5"""	2	1	x	steady	low/highest	8 H 54.2 min.	30¡ 35'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	"close, equal pair with a dimmer third companion"	
	Iota Cancri	Cancer	Double Star	"4.1, 6.0"	"31"""	2	2	x	steady	medium	8 H 46.7 min.	28¡ 46'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	wide yellow-blue pair	
	Kappa Leonis	Leo	Double Star	"4.6, 9.7"	"2.4"""	3	1	x	steady	highest	9 H 24.7 min.	26¡ 11'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	"unequal, close Dob challenge"	
	Phi-2 Cancri	Cancer	Double Star	"6.2, 6.2"	"5.2"""	3	2	x	steady	high	8 H 26.8 min.	26¡ 56'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	equal white pair	
	"Gamma Leonis, Algieba"	Leo	Double Star	"2.4, 3.6"	"4.6"""	3	3	x	steady	high	10 H 20 min.	19¡ 51'	best of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	bright yellow-orange pair	
	53 Cancri	Cancer	"Double Star, Exoplanets"	"6.2, 9.7"	"43"""	3	3	x	steady	high	8 H 52.5 min.	28¡ 16'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	97	Apr.-Jun.	"wide, unequal double near Iota Cancri"	
	54 Leonis	Leo	Double Star	"4.5, 6.3"	"6.6"""	2	2	x	steady	high	10 H 55.6 min.	24¡ 45'	double star near the Leo trio	101	Apr.-Jun.		
	"Gamma Virginis, Porrima"	Virgo	Double Star	"3.5, 3.5"	"1.3"" (in 2010, increasing)"	2	3	x	steady	high	12 H 41.7 min.	-1¡ 27'	"bright, widening double in Virgo"	104	Apr.-Jun.	"bright equal yellow pair, separated by 1.9"" in 2012, 2.6"" in 2016, and 3.0"" in 2020"	
	Struve 1689	Virgo	Double Star	"7.1, 9.1"	"30"""	1	1	x	any	medium	12 H 55.5 min.	11¡ 30'	Virgo galaxy chart 1	105	Apr.-Jun.	"wide, dim, unequal double en route from Vindemiatrix to the Virgo galaxies"	
	Struve 1685	Coma Berenices	Double Star	"7.3, 7.8"	"16"""	1	x	x	steady	high	12 H 52 min.	19¡ 10'	double star near M64	110	Apr.-Jun.	"dim, equal double near M64"	
	"Alpha CVn, Cor Caroli"	Canes Venatici	Double Star	"2.9, 5.5"	"19"""	2	2	x	any	medium	12 H 56 min.	38¡ 19'	"easy, colorful double star"	112	Apr.-Jun.	"easy, pretty blue-yellow pair"	
	Struve 1702	Canes Venatici	Double Star	"8.7, 9.4"	"35"""	1	1	x	any	medium	12 H 58.5 min.	38¡ 17'	with M94 and Cor Caroli	113	Apr.-Jun.	"dim, wide pair"	
	2 Canum Venaticorum	Canes Venatici	Double Star	"5.9, 8.7"	"11"""	2	1	x	any	medium	12 H 16.1 min.	40¡ 40'	with M94 and Cor Caroli	113	Apr.-Jun.	unequal blue-yellow pair	
	Pi Boštis	Boštes	Double Star	"4.9, 5.8"	"5.6"""	2	2	x	steady	high	14 H 40.7 min.	16¡ 23'	one of the Boštes doubles	116	Apr.-Jun.	yellow-blue pair	
	Zeta Coronae Borealis	Corona Borealis	Double Star	"5.0, 5.9"	"6.3"""	2	2	x	steady	high	15 H 39.4 min.	36¡ 38Õ'	one of the 'Boštes doubles'	116	Apr.-Jun.	nice double with a yellow primary and a blue-green secondary	
	"Mu Boštes, Alkalurops"	Boštes	Triple Star	"7.94.3, 7.1, 7.6"	"109"", 2.2"""	3	1	2	steady	high	15 H 24.5 min.	37¡ 23Õ'	a triple star in Boštes 	116	Apr.-Jun.	"star with two much dimmer companions, one boringly distant, one challengingly close "	
	Xi Boštis	Boštes	"Double Star, Exoplanets"	"4.8, 7.0"	"6.4"""	3	2	x	steady	high	14 H 51.4 min.	19¡ 6Õ'	"a Boštes double star, with planets"	116	Apr.-Jun.	yellow star with nearby dimmer orange companion	
	"Epsilon Boštis, Izar"	Boštes	Double Star	"2.6, 4.8"	"3.0"""	3	3	x	steady	high	14 H 45 min.	27¡ 4Õ'	best of the Boštes doubles	116	Apr.-Jun.	"famous, pretty yellow-blue pair"	
	Delta Herculis	Hercules	Double Star	"3.1, 8.3"	"11"""	1	x	x	steady	highest	17 H 15 min.	24¡ 50Õ'	unequal double star in Hercules	121	Jul.-Sep.	challenging Dob double with a large brightnes contrast	
	Sigma Coronae Borealis	Corona Borealis	Multiple Star	"5.6, 6.5"	"7.1"""	2	2	x	steady	high	16 H 14.7 min.	33¡ 51Õ'	double star near M13	121	Jul.-Sep.	lovely double	
	Rho Herculis	Hercules	Double Star	"4.5, 5.4"	"4.0"""	2	1	x	steady	highest	17 H 23.7 min.	37¡ 9Õ'	double star in  Hercules' 'keystone'	123	Jul.-Sep.	pleasant Dob double	
	"Alpha Herculis, Ras Algethi"	Hercules	Double (& variable) Star	"3.5, 5.4"	"4.9"""	3	2	x	steady	high	17 H 14.6 min.	14¡ 23Õ'	colorful double star	124	Jul.-Sep.	nice red-green pair	
	Zeta Lyrae	Lyra	Double Star	"4.3, 5.6"	"44"""	1	1	1	steady	low	18 H 44.8 min.	37¡ 36Õ'	wide double star	128	Jul.-Sep.	very wide double - easy but not terribly interesting	
	"Struve 2470, D-DÕs double"	Lyra	Double Star	"7.0, 8.4"	"14"""	2	2	x	steady	medium	19 H 8.8 min.	34¡ 46Õ'	half of the 'double-double's double'	128	Jul.-Sep.	"nice white pair, in the same field with the similar Struve 2474"	
	"Struve 2474, D-DÕs double"	Lyra	Double Star	"6.8, 7.9"	"16"""	2	2	x	steady	medium	19 H 8.8 min.	34¡ 46Õ'	half of the 'double-double's double'	128	Jul.-Sep.	"nice yellow pair, in the same field with the similar Struve 2470"	
	Struve 2725	Delphinus	Double Star	"7.5, 8.2"	"6.0"""	2	2	x	steady	high	20 H 46.2 min.	15¡ 54Õ'	"double star, near Gamma Delphini"	128	Jul.-Sep.	dim white pair near Gamma Delphini	
	61 Cygni	Cygnus	Double Star	"5.2, 6.1"	"31"""	2	2	x	any	medium	21 H 6.6 min.	38¡ 42Õ'	"pretty, nearby double star"	128	Jul.-Sep.	"easy, wide orange pair; only 11.4 light years away"	
	Gamma Delphini	Delphinus	Double Star	"4.4, 5.0"	"9.1"""	3	3	x	steady	high	20 H 46.7 min.	16¡ 8Õ'	"double star, near Struve 2725"	128	Jul.-Sep.	"very prett orange-lime colored pair, with the much dimmer pair Struve 2725 nearby"	
	"Epsilon Lyrae, Double-Double"	Lyra	Quadruple Star	"5.2, 6.1,5.3, 5.4 "	"208"", 2.3"", 2.3"""	4	3	2	steady	high	18 H 44.4 min.	39¡ 38Õ'	the great 'double-double'	128	Jul.-Sep.	maybe the niftiest multiple star in the sky - two widely-spaced close white pairs	
	Beta Lyrae	Lyra	Variable (& double) Star	"3.3-4.3, 6.7"	"46"""	1	1	1	any	low	18 H 50.1 min.	33¡ 22Õ'	eclipsing variable (and wide double)	131	Jul.-Sep.	famous eclipsing variable star near M57	
	Otto Struve 525	Lyra	Triple Star	"6.1, 9.1, 7.6"	"1.8"", 45"""	3	2	x	steady	high	18 H 54.9 min.	41¡ 36Õ'	pretty double near M57	131	Jul.-Sep.	dim but pretty yellow-blue pair near M57; high X in a Db shows a dim third companion	
	"Beta Cygni, Albireo"	Cygnus	Double Star	"3.2, 4.7"	"37"""	4	4	x	any	medium	19 H 30.7 min.	27¡ 58Õ'	colorful double star	132	Jul.-Sep.	maybe the finest colorful double star in the sky; a bright orange-blue pair	
	16 Cygni	Cygnus	"Double Star, Exoplanets"	"6.0, 6.2"	"40"""	1	2	x	any	low	19 H 41.8 min.	50¡ 31Õ'	 double near the blinking planetary	134	Jul.-Sep.	"wide, equal pair of yellow stars"	
	Epsilon Sagittae	Sagitta	Double Star	"5.8, 8.4"	"87"""	1	1	x	any	low	19 H 37.3 min.	16¡ 28Õ'	wide double near M71	139	Jul.-Sep.	"dim, with a very distant faint companion"	
	HN 84	Sagitta	Double Star	"6.4, 9.5"	"28"""	1	1	x	any	low	19 H 39.4 min.	16¡ 34Õ'	wide double near M71	139	Jul.-Sep.	"dim, with a distant, very faint companion"	
	Theta Sagittae	Sagitta	Double Star	"6.6, 8.9"	"12"""	1	1	x	any	low	20 H 9.9 min.	20¡ 55Õ'	double star in Sagitta	139	Jul.-Sep.	rather dim star with a dim companion in a crowded field	
	Zeta Sagittae	Sagitta	Double Star	"5.0, 9.0"	"8.1"""	2	1	x	any	low	19 H 49 min.	19¡ 8Õ'	double star near M71	139	Jul.-Sep.	unequal double	
	Struve 2391	Scutum	Double Star	"6.5, 9.6"	"38"""	1	1	x	any	low	18 H 48.7 min.	-6¡ 2Õ'	wide double near M11	141	Jul.-Sep.	"unequal, wide double close to M11"	
	15 Aquilae	Aquila	Double Star	"5.5, 7.0"	"39"""	2	2	x	any	low	19 H 5 min.	-4¡ 2Õ'	wide double near M11	141	Jul.-Sep.	wide yellow-blue pair	
	HN40	Sagittarius	Triple Star	"7.6, 10.4, 8.7"	"6.1"", 11"""	2	1	x	steady	high	18 H 2.3 min.	-23¡ 2Õ'	multiple star inside M20	149	Jul.-Sep.	"brightest star in M20; multiple: 2, 3, or 4 members depending on 'scope and conditions)"	
	Struve 1999	Scorpius	Double Star	"7.5, 8.1"	"12"""	1	1	x	steady	high	16 H 4.5 min.	-11¡ 26Õ'	"double star, next to Xi Scorpii"	150	Jul.-Sep.	dim yellow pair in same field as Xi Scorpii	
	Eta Lupi	Lupus	Triple Star	"3.4, 7.5, 9.4"	"14"", 116"""	1	1	x	steady	high	16 H 0.1 min.	-38¡ 24Õ'	double star in Lupus	150	Jul.-Sep.	unequal triple star; a much dimmer companion and a distant vasty dimmer compannion	
	"Alpha Scorpii, Antares"	Scorpius	Double Star	"1.0, 5.4"	"2.6"""	1	x	x	steady	high	16 H 29.4 min.	-26¡ 26Õ'	difficult Dob challenge double	150	Jul.-Sep.	much dimmer companion; if visible in a big Dob it looks greenish against red Antares	
	24 Ophiuchi	Ophiucus	Double Star	"6.3, 6.3"	"1.0"""	1	x	x	steady	high	16 H 56.8 min.	-23¡ 9Õ'	challenging Dob double star	150	Jul.-Sep.	"extremely close, challenging equal blue pair"	
	Nu Scorpii	Scorpius	Double Star	"4.4, 5.3, 6.6, 7.2"	"1.3"", 41"", 42"""	2	1	x	steady	high	16 H 12 min.	-19¡ 28Õ'	challenging double-double	150	Jul.-Sep.	"nice, very wide pair of challenging dob dobles - one challenging, the other very challenging"	
	36 Ophiuchi	Ophiucus	Double Star	"5.1, 5.1"	"4.9"""	2	1	x	steady	high	17 H 15.4 min.	-26¡ 35Õ'	double star in Ophiuchus	150	Jul.-Sep.	equal orange pair with somewhat dimmer companion far away	
	"Beta Scorpii, Graffias"	Scorpius	Double Star	"2.6, 4.5"	"12"""	2	2	x	steady	high	16 H 5.4 min.	-19¡ 51Õ'	"bright, pretty double star in Scorpius"	150	Jul.-Sep.	bright yellow-blue pair	
	Xi Scorpii	Scorpius	Triple Star	"5.2, 4.9, 7.3"	"0.9"", 7.9"""	3	1	x	steady	high	16 H 4.4 min.	-11¡ 22Õ'	"multiple star, next to Struve 1999"	150	Jul.-Sep.	"nice yellow-orange pair; the brighter is a close, tough Dob challenge; near Struve 1999"	
	Xi Lupi	Lupus	Double Star	"5.1, 5.6"	"10"""	3	3	x	steady	high	15 H 56.9 min.	-33¡ 58Õ'	double star in Lupus	150	Jul.-Sep.	blue-blue pair	
	Omicron Ophiuchi	Ophiucus	Double Star	"5.2, 6.6"	"10"""	3	3	x	steady	high	17 H 18 min.	-24¡ 17Õ'	pretty double star in Ophiuchus	150	Jul.-Sep.	orange-blue pair	
	"Zeta Sagittarii, Ascella"	Sagittarius	Double Star	"3.3, 3.5"	"0.5"""	1	x	x	steady	highest	19 H 2.6 min.	-29¡ 53Õ'	extreme Dob challenge	160	Jul.-Sep.	"even pair; too close to split, except (maybe) 2014-2018 in a big Dob under perfect conditions"	
	KV Aquarii	Aquarius	Double Star	"7.1, 8.0"	"6.9"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	22 H 25.7 min.	-20¡ 14Õ'	double star near the Helix nebula	173	Oct.-Dec.	"dim double star with a vary dim, very distant third compnion"	
	56 Andromedae	Andromeda	Double Star	"5.6, 6.1"	"201"""	1	1	3	steady	high	1 H 56.2 min.	37¡ 15'	wide double star in Andromeda	180	Oct.-Dec.	"super-wide  pair near NGC 752; not physically associated, but one has a dim, true companion"	
	59 Andromedae	Andromeda	Double Star	"6.1, 6.7"	"17"""	1	1	2	steady	high	2 H 10.9 min.	39¡ 3'	double star in Andromeda	180	Oct.-Dec.	pair of blue stars	
	Iota Trianguli	Triangulum	Double Star	"5.3, 6.7"	"3.7"""	2	1	x	steady	high	2 H 12.4 min.	30¡ 18'	double star in Triangulum	180	Oct.-Dec.	close yellow-blue pair	
	Lambda Arietis	Aries	Double Star	"4.8, 6.7"	"37"""	2	2	x	steady	high	1 H 58 min.	23¡ 36'	double star in Aries	180	Oct.-Dec.	wide yellow-blue pair	
	"Gamma Arietis, Mesarthim"	Aries	Double Star	"4.5, 4.6"	"7.5"""	3	3	x	steady	high	1 H 53.4 min.	19¡ 18'	 'cats-eyes' double star in Aries	180	Oct.-Dec.	"no color, but still a stunning pair of equal stars in any size telescope"	
	"Gamma Andromedae, Almach"	Andromeda	Double Star	"2.3, 5.0"	"9.8"""	3	3	x	steady	high	2 H 3.9 min.	42¡ 20'	bright double star in Andromeda	180	Oct.-Dec.	pretty; very bright yellow star with bright blue companion	
	1 Arietis	Aries	Double Star	"6.3, 7.2"	"2.9"""	1	x	x	steady	high	1 H 53.4 min.	22¡ 17'	double star in Aries	181	Oct.-Dec.	"faint, close pair near Lambda Arietis"	
	HJ 1123	Perseus	Double Star	"8.4, 8.5"	"20"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	2 H 41.9 min.	42¡ 47'	double star in M34	183	Oct.-Dec.	the most unequal of three nice doubles we list within M34	
	Otto Struve 44	Perseus	Double Star	"8.3, 9.0"	"1.4"""	1	x	x	steady	high	2 H 42.2 min.	42¡ 41'	Dob challenge double star in M34	183	Oct.-Dec.	the most challenging of three nice doubles we list within M35	
	HJ 2155	Perseus	Double Star	"8.3, 10.3"	"17"""	2	x	x	steady	medium	2 H 48.8 min.	42¡ 49'	double star in M34	183	Oct.-Dec.	"the brightest, easiest, and most equal of three nice doubles we list within M36"	
	Eta Persei	Perseus	Double Star	"3.8, 8.5"	"29"""	1	1	x	any	medium	2 H 50.7 min.	55¡ 54'	double star near the Double Cluster	186	North		
	Struve 163	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"6.8, 9.1, 10.7"	"34"", 114"""	2	1	x	any	low	1 H 51.2 min.	64¡ 51'	triple star in Cassiopeia	188	North	dim orange-blue double with a distant dimmer third companion	
	Sigma Cassiopeiae	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"5.0, 7.2"	"3.2"""	2	1	x	steady	high	23 H 59 min.	55¡ 45Õ'	double star in Cassiopeia	188	North	"nice, tightly spaced pair"	
	Burnham 1	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"8.6, 9.3, 8.9, 9.7"	"1.1"", 3.7"", 8.5"""	3	1	x	any	high	0 H 52.8 min.	56¡ 38'	faint quadruple enmeshed in nebula	188	North	"dim quadruple star (the 4th is a tough Dob challenge), all wrapped in the faint NGC 281"	
	Iota Cassiopeiae	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"4.6, 6.9, 9.1"	"2.9"", 7.0"""	3	1	x	steady	high	2 H 29 min.	67¡ 24'	triple star in Cassiopeia	188	North	a nice (all white) triple star	
	Struve 3053	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"6.0, 7.3"	"15"""	3	2	x	any	medium	0 H 2.6 min.	66¡ 6'	dim double star in Cassiopeia	188	North	orange-blue pair	
	Eta Cassiopeiae	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"3.4, 7.4"	"13"""	3	2	x	any	medium	0 H 49 min.	57¡ 49'	colorful double star in Cassiopeia	188	North	lovely yellow-red pair	
	Struve 131	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"7.3, 9.9"	"14"""	1	1	x	any	high	1 H 33.2 min.	60¡ 41'	double star in M103	194	North		
	Struve 153	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"9.4, 10.4"	"7.7"""	1	1	x	any	high	1 H 46.6 min.	61¡ 16'	double star in NGC 663	195	North		
	Delta Cephei	Cepheus	Double Star	"4.2, 6.1"	"41"""	1	1	1	any	medium	22 H 29.2 min.	58¡ 25Õ'	double/'Cepheid' variable star	196	North	wide colorless double (brighter star is a Cepheid variable)	
	Struve 2816	Cepheus	Triple Star	"5.7, 7.5, 7.5"	"12"", 20"""	1	1	x	any	high	21 H 39 min.	57¡ 29Õ'	"triple star, in field with Struve 2819"	196	North	nice triple star in field with Struve 2819	
	Struve 2819	Cepheus	Double Star	"7.4, 8.6"	"13"""	2	2	x	any	high	21 H 40 min.	57¡ 35Õ'	"double star, in field with Struve 2816"	196	North	nice double star in field with Struve 2816	
	Struve 2815	Cepheus	Double Star	"8.6, 10.0"	"0.9"""	2	1	x	steady	high	21 H 37.7 min.	57¡ 34Õ'	Dob triple near Struve 2816 & 2819	197	North	dim double (Dob challenge triple) very close to Stuve 2816 and Struve 2819	
	Psi Draconis	Draco	Double Star	"4.6, 5.6"	"30"""	1	1	x	any	low	17 H 41.9 min.	72¡ 8Õ'	double star in Draco	199	North	"wide, easy double near NGC 6543"	
	"Alpha Ursae Minoris, Polaris"	Ursa Minor	Double Star	"2.1, 9.1"	"18"""	1	1	x	steady	high	2 H 31.8 min.	89¡ 16'	"Polaris - a wide, unequal double"	202	North	easy but extemely unequal double	
	Iota Boštis	Boštes	Double Star	"4.8, 7.4"	"39"""	1	1	x	any	medium	14 H 16.2 min.	51¡ 22'	"double star, near Mizar"	206	North	wide and unimpressive double star near Iota Bootis	
	Struve 1795	Ursa Major	Double Star	"6.9, 9.8"	"8.0"""	1	x	x	steady	high	13 H 59 min.	53¡ 6'	"Dob double, near Mizar"	206	North	dim Dob double	
	Kappa Boštis	Boštes	Double Star	"4.4, 6.6"	"14"""	2	1	x	any	medium	14 H 13.5 min.	52¡ 0'	"double star, near Mizar"	206	North	"subtly colored, easy double star near M101"	
	"Zeta Ursae Majoris, Mizar"	Ursa Major	Double Star	"2.2, 3.9"	"14"""	2	2	2	any	medium	13 H 23.9 min.	54¡ 56'	"Mizar, a bright double - and Alcor"	206	North	"famous, easy, bright double star"	
	Beta Tucanae	Tucana	Double Star	"4.3, 4.5"	"27"""	2	3	2	any	low	0 H 31.5 min.	-62¡ 58'	"double star with a 3rd, distant star"	215	South	"bright, wide, equal double with very distant naked-eye third component"	
	Kappa Tucanae	Tucana	Double Star	"5.0, 7.7, 7.8, 8.4"	"5.0"", 319"", 320"""	3	2	1	steady	high	1 H 15.8 min.	-68¡ 53'	"multiple star- 2 (in binocs), 4 (in Dob)"	215	South	"wide, naked-eye double; each componen is a noce challenge in its own way"	
	Epsilon Volantis	Volans	Double Star	"4.4, 8.0"	"6.1"""	1	x	x	steady	high	8 H 7.9 min.	-68¡ 37'	Dob double star in Volans	217	South	challenging  yellow-blue pair	
	Zeta Volantis	Volans	Double Star	"4.0, 9.8"	"17"""	2	1	x	steady	high	7 H 41.8 min.	-72¡ 36'	double star in Volans	217	South	yellow star with dim orange comparison - challenging in a small 'scope	
	Gamma Volantis	Volans	Double Star	"3.8, 5.7"	"13"""	2	2	x	steady	medium	7 H 8.7 min.	-70¡ 30'	easy double star in Volans	217	South	easy yellow-blue double	
	Gamma Velorum	Vela	Quadruple Star	"1.9, 4.2, 8.2, 9.1"	"41"", 62"", 94"""	2	3	2	any	lowest	8 H 9.5 min.	-47¡ 21'	wide quadruple star	222	South	wide quadruple anchored by its bright primary star	
	Rumker 8	Carina	Double Star	"3.6, 5.3"	"3.7"""	2	x	x	steady	high	8 H 15.3 min.	-62¡ 55'	Dob double near NGC 2516	225	South	yellow-orange pair; challenging due to brightness contrast	
	h 4128	Carina	Double Star	"6.8, 7.5"	"1.1"""	2	x	x	steady	highest	8 H 39.2 min.	-60¡ 19'	Dob challenge double near NGC 2516	225	South	"tight, Dob-challenge equal pair"	
	Upsilon Carinae	Carina	Double Star	"3.0, 6.0"	"5.0"""	2	1	x	steady	high	9 H 47.1 min.	-65¡ 4'	challenging double in Carina	227	South	"yellow-yellow pair, challenging for small telescopes"	
	h 4432	Musca	Double Star	"5.4, 6.6"	"2.4"""	2	1	x	steady	high	11 H 23 min.	-64¡ 57'	close double star	229	South	close blue-blue pair	
	J Velorum	Vela	Triple Star	"4.5, 7.2, 9.2"	"7.1"", 36"""	2	2	x	any	high	10 H 20.9 min.	-56¡ 3'	triple star near the Keyhole	229	South	"triple star, with two dim companions (one close, one far)"	
	"Gamma Crucis, Gacrux"	Crux	Triple Star	"1.8, 6.5, 9.7"	"125"", 167"""	1	1	1	steady	high	12 H 31.2 min.	-57¡ 7'	"bright, wide triple star in Crux"	232	South	too wide to be stand out particularly well in its field	
	Mu Crucis	Crux	Double Star	"7.93.9, 5.0"	"35"""	1	2	x	steady	high	12 H 54.6 min.	-57¡ 11'	easy double in Crux	232	South	"wide, easy pair"	
	Dunlop 159	Centaurus	Double Star	"5.0, 7.6"	"8.9"""	2	2	x	steady	high	14 H 22.6 min.	-58¡ 28'	pretty double star in Centaurus	232	South	"attractive yellow-blue pair; easy to find, making triangle with Alpha & Beta Centauri"	
	Beta Muscae	Musca	Double Star	"3.5, 4.0"	"1.0"""	2	x	x	steady	highest	12 H 46.3 min.	-68¡ 6'	Dob challenge double in Musca	232	South	"bright, tight, tough challenge double for Dobs"	
	Alpha Circini	Circinus	Double Star	"3.2, 8.5"	"15"""	2	x	x	steady	high	14 H 42.5 min.	-64¡ 59'	colorful Dob challenge double	232	South	"unequal white-red pair, not far from Alpha Centauri"	
	Alpha Centauri	Centaurus	Double Star	"0.1, 1.2"	"8.8"""	3	3	x	steady	high	14 H 39.6 min.	-60¡ 50'	our (double) closest neighbor system	232	South	"easy, super-bright yellow-orange pair; showcase double and our celestial neighbor"	
	"Alpha Crucis, Acrux"	Crux	Triple Star	"1.3, 1.6, 4.8"	"4.0"", 91"""	3	3	2	steady	high	12 H 26.6 min.	-63¡ 6'	bright triple star in Crux	232	South	"close, super-bright pair, with distant, bright third star"	
	N Centauri	Centaurus	Double Star	"5.2, 7.5"	"18"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	13 H 52 min.	-52¡ 35'	double star in Centaurus	239	South	easy double star	
	Q Centauri	Centaurus	Double Star	"5.2, 6.5"	"5.5"""	2	1	x	steady	high	13 H 31.7 min.	-54¡ 17'	close double star in Centaurus	239	South	"nice, close pair"	
	Xi Pavonis	Pavo	Double Star	"4.4, 8.1"	"3.4"""	1	x	x	steady	highest	18 H 29.9 min.	 -57¡ 31'	Dob double star in Pavo	241	South	"large brightness contract, close Dob challenge doub;e"	
	HdO 290	Pavo	Double Star	"5.8, 10.5"	"30"""	1	x	x	steady	high	18 H 23.2 min.	 -61¡ 30'	Dob double star in Pavo	241	South	"wide separation double, but the very large brightness contrast makes it a challenge"