Astronomers know this “double star” as Beta Cygni, but most of us just call it Albireo. With our unaided eyes, we see Albireo as a single star, no matter how good our vision, but aim a small ...

The other double star we're going to look at, Albireo, is a contrast in both brightness and colour. Albireo is an easy star to locate on these warm June evenings. Around 11 p.m. Cygnus the swan ...

Summer's most colorful double star is calling your name. Albireo (al-BEER-ee-oh), in the foot of the Northern Cross, is a gorgeous gold and pale blue pair that even the smallest telescope can split.

Albireo, perhaps my most favorite double star of all time, is, for now, merely an optical double. Astronomers are unsure if the two stars are actually related to one another. Regardless ...

Most of the stars that we can see with our eyes are double stars. Now that we are officially into spring, skywatchers are becoming more aware of the change in the celestial scenery. Stepping ...

To the naked eye Albireo appears as a third magnitude star marking the head of the constellation of Cygnus the Swan. At first glance, Albireo’s name seems to be very similar to the Arabic names ...

THIS WEEK: Nicely placed in the east around 9 p.m. is Cygnus, with its trademark "Northern Cross" asterism and brilliant white star Deneb. Look with a telescope at the other end of Cygnus for a ...