the Budget Astronomer

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• 6: Double Stars
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Double Stars

• A few thoughts on why I observe binary stars, why you might want to, and how to get started.
• BinStar is a Delphi application I wrote to make measurements of binary stars using a telescope and a webcam. This section includes an overview, instructions and downloads.
• Some preliminary results, showing what BinStar can do.