Struve 994

 
Richard Harshaw
Star: Struve 994
Date & Time: January 12, 2004
Seeing: 4 to 5  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 6 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Northern Kansas City, Missouri (USA), 
94º 30m W, 39º 15m N
980 ft above Mean Sea Level
Site classification: suburban
Conditions: 
Sky darkness:   <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron C-11
Eyepieces: 
Magnification: 98x
Rating Scale: 3E <1 to 5 (1 being outstanding
view, to 5, a dismal view) and letter E, M or D (easy, moderate or difficult)>		 Observed at 98x.  W, W.  Part of a meandering line of 7 or 8 stars.

 
Morgan Spangle
Star: Struve 994
Date & Time: 1/19/2004
Seeing: 3  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 9 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Larchmont, NY
40.55.26N, 73.44.43W
Site classification: Suburban
Conditions: windy, front just moved through,
very cold (0ºF)
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Borg 101ED, f6.4
Eyepieces: Celestron Axiom 23mm,
Takahashi Ortho 18mm, 7mm, 2.8mm,
mounted in Borg turret eyepiece holder
Magnification: 28x, 36x, 91x, 228x 		 A wide and easy pair of cool white equals at 36X .
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Gordon Nason 
Star: Struve 994
Date & Time: 25th January 2004
Seeing:  -- <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: -- <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Co. Dublin, Ireland
Site classification: Suburban
Conditions: 
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron 5" SCT,
Canon 15 x 50 IS binoculars
Eyepieces: TeleVue - 31mm Nagler,
13mm Nagler, 8mm Radian
Magnification: 40x, 96x, 156x		 located moving 3º east from UU Aurigae to the distinctive triangle of 6th magnitude stars, 59, 60 and 61 Aurigae, and then a further 2º southeast: Close binocular double and just split with 15 x 50 IS binoculars. Easy wide double with the 5" SCT at  48x. M. 7.91 and 8.16 components, both white. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 994
Date & Time: 8 Feb 2004, 7 pm to 9 pm local
Seeing:  5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency:  good
Location of site: Silverdale WA, USA
47N 123W
Site classification: suburb-rural
Conditions: temp 34F, damp
Sky darkness: 5 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron C8
Eyepieces: not used
Additional: DX-8263SL video camera at prime focus
Magnification: app. 333x
    		 Pair of white stars, well separated. The WDS lists 4 other faint companions, will have to look for these some other time. Measurement, 27.79 sec at 55.1 deg PA.

Well, that was it got fogged out at 9pm, without getting to the nutcrackers. Hope the sky will clear again soon.
 
 
John Ryan  
Star: Struve 994
Date & Time: Feb.11, 2004, 
7:30 to 10:00 local time
Seeing: 8.5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency:  Good
Location of site: Barreras, Salamanca, Spain
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: Temp. 15ºC
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron 9.25" SCT
Eyepieces: none
Additional: DX-8263SL video camera with 2.5 
Telemate. 2X zoom
 		 Struve 994: A wide double to close out the 33. Both white. PA = 55.60º, Dist. = 27.1".
 
 
 

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