Optics: Astro-Physics 160 EDF refractor (160mm objective) with 5mm Pentax smc ortho eyepiece and Televue 2x barlow (480 power).
Location/Time: Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson, CA; 9:35 PM PDT
Seeing/Transparency: < 1 arc-second, clear
Method: Used diffraction spike mask across front of telescope with spikes oriented in a NE-SW/NW-SE direction. Sirius A put just out of FOV to the west.
Observation: Sirius B was an easy direct vision observation with the above arrangement, presenting itself as a distinct point of light at a PA of about 100 degrees. NOTE: With Sirius A placed back in the FOV I was not able under any circumstance to detect Sirius B. Amazingly, Sirius was at an altitude of only 27 degrees when this observation was made.