Star:
Omega Aurigae
Date & Time:
25, January, 2004
Seeing: 7 <1-10
Seeing Scale (10 best)>.
Transparency:
<1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site:
Texas, USA
Site classification:
Suburban
Conditions:
Sky darkness:
<Limiting magnitude>
Telescope: 6" Dobsonian
Eyepieces:
Magnification: 48x,
72x, 120x
Star: Omega Aurigae
Date & Time:
February 26, 2004
Seeing: 7 <1-10
Seeing Scale (10 best)>.
Transparency:
<1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site:
Texas, USA
Site classification:
Suburban
Conditions: cool,
temps from 50's -> 44F
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting
magnitude>
Telescope: C8
Eyepieces: 25mm,
17.5mm and 10mm
Magnification: 78x,
120x, and 200x
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Part of a 4 star asterism,
which reminds me of a radio telescope: this pair is located at the focus
with the other 3 forming the dish. This pair has quite a bit of magnitude
contrast and neither at low or mid power did I pick up the faint companion.
However, after a short period of observation at high power, it was clearly
visible.
Fairly easy split at low
power, the secondary appears as a small dot immediately north of the icy
blue-white primary.
Ambience: not much to report
here. All quiet on the western front: no helicopters flying overhead, no
artillery or even small arms fire to be heard, no animals of any kind.
Trees are starting to bloom/leave out. Drat, soon the grass will grow!
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