| Richard Harshaw | ||||
| Star: Struve 256
Location of site: Northern Kansas City, Missouri (USA) 94d 30m west longitude, 39d 15m north latitude 980 ft above Mean Sea Level Date of observations (UT): Nov 2, 2000 at 2330 Site classification: suburban Sky conditions: seeing-- 8 out of 10 (at times, approaching 9) transparency-- 7 out of 10 (high, thin and spotty clouds, taking perhaps 1magnitude from the starlight) limiting visual magnitude-- 4.0 mag Telescope: Celestron C-8 Eyepiece: 20mm, 104x |
Year of first measurement: AB 1831, 21.0 / 196;
AC 1831, 37.0 / 44
Year of last measurement: 1991 Distance (light years): 2,450 Luminosity (in suns): 237 Eyepiece and magnification: 20mm, 104x Colors noted: W, rW (??), and W. I thought B looked brighter than 11.06 mag. The pair is overpowered by the rich field, so I rated it 4. |
|||
| Jim Jones | ||||
| Star: Struve 256
Date and Time: 02:40 UTC, 11/16/00 Seeing: 5/10 <1 worst - 10 best> Location of Site: Lake Oswego, Oregon Site Classification: Suburban Sky Darkness: 3.5 <Limiting Magnitude> Telescope: 8 inch LX50 SCT Eye Piece(s): 42mm Ultima Magnification: 47x
|
Est PA without inst....100d
No apparent color. Companion star seems at least one magnitude dimmer than primary. Also viewed it through 7x50 binoculars. These wide doubles are tough for me. They are so far apart that it is hard to make the connection. Using binoculars help.
|
|||