Viewed φ (phi) Tauri with the Celestron 8-inch in the backyard.
Widely separated pair (at low power). Lovely colours. Primary is a shimmering gold; the attendant is an intense blue. Very different magnitudes, I guessed 3, Haas says 2.5.
There was a bright unrelated star a good distance away, 5 times or more the separation of A and B, opposite direction of secondary, and it is a startling orange-red!
The three together make a stunning showpiece for star colours.
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