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ASTERISM in HERCULES

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19 years 7 months ago #11924 by ftodonoghue
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Hi All

Myself and a friend (Declan Shortt...welcome to the boards greece) were observing the night before last and Declan came across an asterism in Hercules...In Binoculars it looks like a hook, and is pretty distinctive. Just wondering if anybody came across it before. If you have not seen this you should check it out

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Trevor

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19 years 7 months ago #11932 by voyager
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I'll definitely have a look for it next change I get.

Cheers!

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19 years 7 months ago #11942 by Keith g
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Never noticed that before, Time to get the binoculars for that, Is there any designation on it. Also, the star alpha2 - or Alpha Herculis is actually a variable star, Fluctuating betwen magnitudes 3 and 4.

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19 years 7 months ago #11944 by ftodonoghue
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Hi Keith

I have checked in Cartes du Ciel and winstars and couldn't find a name for it, maybe I have not got all the catalogues installed

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Trevor

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19 years 7 months ago #11972 by dave_lillis
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thats a new one.
I'll look for that on the next clear night.

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