Nice Easy Double

29 Aquarii, An Easy Double
Sketch and Details by Wade V. Corbei

29 Aquarii (DX Aqr, 29 Aqr, HR 8396) is a nice equal magnitude double star located in the constellation Aquarius. This is an easy split at around 150x, but at higher magnifications there is an apparent color contrast between the two. The primary displays as a whitish/blue and the secondary shows an obvious orange (the secondary is actually classified as an Orange Supergiant).

A nice easy double for those interested in double stars that can be cleanly split without excessive magnifications, and this double pretty much sits alone in the sky with very few background stars in the same field of view.