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The Sky Today on Friday, May 29: Split Nu Draconis

Astronomy Magazine·Alison Klesman·4 days ago
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One of the easiest double stars to split in the sky, Nu Draconis is ready for you to view its two glowing white stars this evening. | Published: May 29, 2026 Nu Draconis (marked with an arrow) is a lovely double star that is easy to split even at very low magnification, such as binoculars or a telescope finder. Credit: Stellarium Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full  Sky This Week  column.  May 28: Scorpius holds M80 High in the northeast this evening, located within the head of Draco the Dragon, is one of the sky’s most famous and easy-to-split double stars. Nu (ν) Draconis appears to shine as a single 4th-magnitude star to the unaided eye. In truth, it comprises two 5th-magnitude components spaced so widely apart (62”, or a little over an arcminute) that you can spot both in binoculars or even your telescope’s finder scope. They appear nearly identical, each glowing with a soft white light.…

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