Double Stars

I have added a page of multiple stars at http://astro.aule-browser.com/stars/binary.html

It is basically the txt file  ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/astro/dbases/stars/multistr.txt  but with some improved encoding.  This is just a first pass: they intended the file to be pulled into a database.

There are also a number of relevant links on the page.

Note: the list is for the northern hemisphere and is sorted by constellation.

More useful might be a page to extract a list of binaries whose DEC is within 10 degrees of your latitude for viewing near azimuth - not to mention selection by within 2 hour angles.

The simple Rebol 278 code used to extract the file is given at the bottom of the web page.

Polaris Arcturus

Red-on-black astronomy page for spring: aule-browser.com

Arcturus
   14h 16m +19 11
Polaris
   02h 32m +89 16

Rough settings for manual alignment or eq or fork mount.

Messier Constellations

Over at http://astro.aule-browser.com/messier-cons.html I have placed the SEDS Messier list into a page with a black background and red text.  There is also a link for a black page area (large bottom of the page area) which works well in combination with the web browser F11 key.


The constellation links are to SEDS map pages on black backgrounds ( I have not yet eliminated some white borders and some silver areas.)


The Messier object icons still open onto seds.org pages with blinding white backgrounds.


I have set the Windows default window background on my own PC to a dull green, but it is still too bright.


More updates to follow ...