Observations 6th May 2021

Hello, Darren. 

I have big news for you!
Your triple star has the designation SHJ 314. 
You might check it out on www.stelledoppie.it  
S stands for James South. HJ stands for John Herschel. 
And another major item of news is that these 3 stars are part of an open star cluster called NGC 6871. 
Therefore you might consider observing the cluster again soon - as there are other faint stars buried in the same system. 

Oh! And one other thing!
The primary star HIP 99002 is a Wolf Rayet star which means it is an extremely hot star - hotter than a B or O class star. Such stars have temperatures of at least 50,000 Kelvin. They are indeed the hottest stars known. Their spectral class starts with a W.   

Last night's talk by John was extremely interesting. 
So let's hope for some clear skies for the partial solar eclipse. 

Aubrey.  

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So let's hope for some clear skies for the partial solar eclipse. 

Aubrey.  

I would not have seen it on Monday or Tuesday, maybe caught a glimpse today but tomorrow looks unfavourable. Might be a better possibility in the east for you guys. Anyway I remember after getting lucky with the Mercury transit that I wouldn't complain again... for a while

Finbarr.

Hi Aubrey,

Very many thanks for providing all these details... You're very kind.

I'll definitely revisit these stars over the next week.

Thanks again pal!

Clear skies,

Darren.