Astro-Challenge: Splitting 44 Boötis

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44 Boötis from the Palomar Sky Survey. Note the multiple nature of the system is much to close to be resolved in this shot.  Image credit: The CDS/Aladin previewer

How good are your optics? Nothing can challenge the resolution of a large light bucket telescope, like attempting to split close double stars. This week, we’d like to highlight a curious triple star system that presents a supreme challenge over the next few years and will ‘keep on giving’ for decades to come.(…)
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