I did however have a star on my observing wishlist that could not wait. So before sketching, I aimed the scope at
This star is not naked eye visible from my backyard, so a star hop from Beta Ara was required, fortunately the path is well littered with bright stars that are easy breadcrumbs to follow and find
Nothing to see here folks, move along then.
Just a 5th magnitude star staring back at me. The story behind the star is just fascinating though!
It orbits the closest black hole to Earth!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HR_6819
Question, since we cannot see a black hole because light cannot escape from it, if I saw nothing, did I see it?
Like I said, just a single star in my eyepiece that is actually two stars locked in a dance with a black hole.
Worth taking a look at this special star for me!
Here is a screenshot from Skysafari 6pro showing HR6819's location in our southern skies.
Thanks for reading this very brief report.