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>
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:08:18 -0400
> From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Re: Badlands Big Dipper
>
> The stars are called Mizar and Alcor. I used to be able to see them
> (40
> years ago) but I don't think I can any more. But it doesn't take a
> lot
> of magnification to reveal that Mizar itself is double and composed
> of
> Mizar A and Mizar B.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
And, apparently, going even further, Mizar A is a spectroscopic binary,
and Mizar B is also a binary, making Mizar a quadruple star system,
although I'm sure that would take a lot more magnification (and/or
spectroscopy). (based on Wikipedia's entry for the Big Dipper)
Marten
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