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Beta Cygni, Albireo.  A beautiful double with color contrast.  One star is orange and the other is blue.  Image taken with 8
Beta Cygni, Albireo. A beautiful double with color contrast. One star is orange and the other is blue. Image taken with 8" Dob, 25mm eyepiece and Nikon Coolpix 995 digital camera. Intentionally slightly out of focus to better show the color contrast. 2002/6

Omicron 1 in Cygnus: colorful triple stars.  Must see.  2000/12/2 8
Omicron 1 in Cygnus: colorful triple stars. Must see. 2000/12/2 8"/f6 Dob, 25mm eyepiece. Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh.

Double-Double in Lyra.  All four stars are white.  1999/9/2.  Questar.
Double-Double in Lyra. All four stars are white. 1999/9/2. Questar.

Beta Cygni, Albireo.  A beautiful double with color contrast.  One star is orange and the other is blue.
Beta Cygni, Albireo. A beautiful double with color contrast. One star is orange and the other is blue.

Gamma Arietis.  8
Gamma Arietis. 8" Dob, much brighter than the picture below.

Gamma Arietis.  99/9/19
Gamma Arietis. 99/9/19

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