// // Name: 20 Fun Naked-Eye Double Stars // Author: Alexander Wolf // License: Public Domain // Version: 1.2 // Description: This script helps you make an excursion around 20 fun double stars. The list has been collected by Jerry Lodriguss and published in Sky & Telescope 09/2014. Data taken from his website, http://www.astropix.com/doubles/ // include("i18n.inc"); function showConstellation(cName, aFOV) { core.selectObjectByName(cName, true); StelMovementMgr.autoZoomIn(5); core.wait(1); StelMovementMgr.zoomTo(aFOV,3); core.wait(1); ConstellationMgr.setFlagArt(true); core.wait(5); ConstellationMgr.setFlagArt(false); } var constellation = new Array("Taurus", "Orion", "Corvus", "Ursa Major", "Libra", "Scorpius", "Lyra", "Sagittarius", "Cygnus", "Capricornus"); var aFOV = new Array(40, 50, 20, 60, 25, 32, 20, 50, 40, 40); var dblstars = new Array(4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1); // RA, DE, FOV, Name, Info, Note var doublestar = [["03h46m45.16s", "+24d35m44.5s", 1.0, tr("Asterope (21 Tauri and 22 Tauri)"), tr("2.5 arcminutes (SE)"), tr("Extremely difficult because of their faintness, separation, and nearby bright stars")], ["03h50m00.32s", "+24d05m37.1s", 1.0, tr("Atlas and Pleione (27 Tauri and 28 Tauri)"), tr("5 arcminutes (N)"), tr("Moderately difficult")], ["04h29m24.00s", "+15d59m36.0s", 1.5, tr("θ Tauri"), tr("5.6 arcminutes (NNW)"), tr("Showcase naked-eye double!")], ["04h24m58.00s", "+17d42m01.0s", 2.0, tr("δ Tauri"), tr("δ1-δ2: 17.6 arcseconds (ESE); δ1-δ3: 43.25 arcseconds (NE)"), tr("Easy naked-eye triple")], ["05h35m58.08s", "-05d23m07.2s", 0.05, tr("θ Orionis"), tr("2.24 arcminutes (NW)"), tr("Very difficult because of stars and nebulosity in the area")], ["05h36m04.96s", "-04d50m01.6s", 0.4, tr("42 and 45 Orionis"), tr("4.2 arcminutes (ESE)"), tr("Moderately difficult optical double")], ["05h36m07.43s", "-05d54m19.4s", 0.2, tr("ι Orionis"), tr("8 arcminutes (SW)"), tr("Moderately difficult optical double")], ["12h21m20.17s", "-22d17m55.7s", 1.0, tr("ζ Corvi"), tr("5.85 arcminutes (WNW)"), tr("Moderately difficult")], ["13h24m31.65s", "54d51m07.9s", 1.5, tr("Mizar and Alcor"), tr("11.8 arcminutes (ENE)"), tr("Easy naked-eye double")], ["14h51m31.06s", "-16d03m23.0s", 1.0, tr("Zubenelgenubi"), tr("3.83 arcminutes (NW)"), tr("Very difficult because of the magnitude difference")], ["16h07m40.91s", "-20d42m22.5s", 1.8, tr("ω Scorpii"), tr("14.6 arcminutes (SSE)"), tr("Easy optical double")], ["17h31m55s", "-37d11m48s", 1.3, tr("λ and υ Scorpii"), tr("36 arcminutes (WSW)"), tr("Easy double")], ["16h52m52.96s", "-38d04m06.6s", 0.8, tr("μ Scorpii"), tr("5.8 arcminutes (ENE)"), tr("Showcase double!")], ["16h55m03.04s", "-42d22m56.3s", 0.8, tr("ζ Scorpii"), tr("6.5 arcminutes (W)"), tr("Moderately difficult")], ["18h44m50.34s", "+39d41m03.9s", 0.5, tr("ε Lyrae"), tr("3.5 arcminutes (N)"), tr("Showcase naked-eye double!")], ["18h54m15.09s", "+36d59m20.8s", 0.7, tr("δ Lyrae"), tr("10.3 arcminutes (WNW)"), tr("Moderately difficult")], ["18h55m03.45s", "-22d43m23.8s", 2.0, tr("ν Sagittarii"), tr("13.9 arcminutes (ENE)"), tr("Easy naked-eye double")], ["20h14m45s", "+47d26m26s", 3.0, tr("ο1 and ο2 Cygni"), tr("61.3 arcminutes (NNE)"), tr("Easy naked-eye double")], ["20h14m06s", "+46d46m58s", 1.0, tr("ο1 Cygni (ο1 Cygni, 30 Cyg and HD 192579)"), tr("5.6 arcminutes (NW)"), tr("Moderately difficult optical triple star")], ["20h18m51.63s", "-12d29m50.9s", 1.3, tr("Algedi"), tr("6.3 arcminutes (WNW)"), tr("Showcase naked-eye double!")] ]; var color="#00AAFF"; var relscale = StelSkyDrawer.getRelativeStarScale(); var absscale = StelSkyDrawer.getAbsoluteStarScale(); core.clear("starchart"); GridLinesMgr.setFlagEquatorGrid(false); StelMovementMgr.setFlagTracking(true); core.setGuiVisible(false); ConstellationMgr.setFlagArt(false); ConstellationMgr.setFlagBoundaries(true); ConstellationMgr.setFlagLines(true); ConstellationMgr.setFlagLabels(true); core.wait(3); var shift = 0; for (i=0; i