| Richard Harshaw | ||||
| Star: Struve 72 (ADS 745)
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: 1831, 24.2 / 182
Year of last measurement: 1991 Distance (light years): 467 Luminosity (in suns): 12 Eyepiece and magnification: 20mm, 104x Colors noted: Both orange. There is a very nice field to the south and east. Hipparchos/Tycho data show different distances for these stars; they may be an optical system. Rating of 3. |
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| Bill Reinehr | ||||
| Star:
Struve 72 (ADS 745)
Date & Time: November 14, 2000 - 01:30 UTC Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)> Location of site: Pflugerville, Texas, USA (30 degrees N.) Site classification: Suburban Sky darkness: 4.1 <Limiting magnitude> Temperature: 43° F. Telescope: 80mm f/5 achromat on Bogen (Manfrotto) head & tripod Magnification: 44x (9mm Vixen Lanthanum).
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Simple to find - adjacent to mu And. A clean split at
44x.
Easier than I expected but no color noted. |
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