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This short slide show demonstrates how easy it is to plan double star observations

These slides demonstrate planning to observe double stars visible from an observer's location during the year with a bright primary and reasonably close separations.

First, open a Quick Star Report and select the double star catalog.  A description of all catalogs is included in the Deep-Sky Planner help file.  Select objects visible from an observer's location sometime during the year.

Second, select pairs whose primary star is brighter than magnitude 6 and where the pair is separated by 1 to 10 arc seconds.

Third, sort by constellation, primary star magnitude and separation between components.

Finally, perform the search and review the results.