Double stars in Bootes, Ophiuchus, Scorpius, Hercules and Ursa Major, M4

Conditions:
Clear and calm, good seeing above, heavy light pollution in the south east

Targets Observed:
Double stars in Bootes, Ophiuchus, Scorpius, Hercules and Ursa Major, M4

Notes
Izar is said to be one of the most beautiful doubles in the sky, with a white dwarf and a orange giant lying 3 arc seconds from each other. I could seperate them though, looking at them first around 11:00. The sky was still light on the solstice. Took a peek at Zeta Bootis as well, but with only one arc second of seperation, no luck there. But with such eccentric orbits around each other, I can try again in 2082 when they will be farthest apart!

Moved to easir targets in Ophiuchus. Rho Oph is a triple star, easy in binocs and well seen at low power. It has colour to it, but I didn't see it tonight. Rho Oph lies very low in the sky, near Antares and suffered from light pollution tonight.

Turned to two targets in Scorpio: beta and gamma. Both are beautiful doubles, easily sperarated and similar to one another.

In Hercules I saw two more doubles: Rasalgethi (alpha Her) and Kappa Her. Rasalgethi is a variable star and the name in Arabic means "Kneeler's Head." It is a close pair, seperated by 5 arc seconds and just barely visible at the highest power. They are an optical pair only.

Viewed M4, a globular cluster in Scorpius, was pretty tricky to find. I used the atlas and finally found it in a little triangle with Antares and Sigma Sco. Appeared as a very faint, but surprisingly large.

Finished up in Urs Major with a view of Mizar and Alcor and split Mizar.