SS433 is perhaps the most unusual object ever observed in our galaxy. It was first detected and catalogued by C. B. Stephenson and N. Sanduleak in 1977 as having strong emission lines in the H alpha transition. As SS433’s uniqueness became apparent, more and more astronomers trained their telescopes on it. In 1978 only 2 papers were published on it; by 1981 225 had been published, 122 in that year alone.
Located in the constellation Aquila (the Eagle), SS433 can be seen near the equator, not far from the Great Rift of blackness that divides the eastern and western branches of the Milky Way. SS433ΓÇÖs location in the Milky Way makes it an ideal object for in-depth study. Astronomers are continually
