Kappa Bootis 

Tomas Vazquez Chiscano
Star: Kappa Bootis
Date and Time: 5/4/2001
Seeing: 4 <1 worst - 10 best> 
Location of Site: Sevilla. (Spain)
37º 24 N. 5º 58 W 
Site Classification: Urban 
Sky Darkness: 3 <Limiting Magnitude> 
Telescope: C8 D:203mm. Reducer Focal: F/6,3. 
Magnification: Camera CCD 
Eye Piece(s): -- 


 

 Observation: Camera CCD ST-4.
Time of Integration: 5 seconds.
Filter (s):
Software Lectura CCD: LUCAS 1.1
Software Treatment: LAIA 3.2A
Position Image: North up, Este left.
Telescope Computer Interface: MICRO-GUIDER III.
Planetariun and Telescope Control Program: ECU. "Earth Cerntered Universe"

This double is of the easy ones of separating, the main star is of magnitude 4.53 and the secondary of 6.62. My measures are:
D=13.55" with a position angle AP= 238.25º. 
 
 

 

 
Bob Hogeveen
Star: Kappa Bootis
Date & Time: May 08 2001 
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: Annen, The Netherlands
(53ºN, 6ºE) 
Site classification: Village backyard
Sky darkness: 3.5 (UMI) <Limiting magnitude> 
Sky : Twilight and clouds coming in 
Telescope: Swarovski AT80 (80mm spottingscope), Meade LX10 (8" f/10 SCT)
Magnification: 20x, 40x, 50x
Harschaw's Scale: 1 (AT80), 2 (LX10) <1 to 5> 		 With the spottingscope at 20x (and up to 40x) Iota and Kappa are in the same  FOV (together with a lot of other stars). This makes a wonderful view. Both doubles are  easily split at 20x, Kappa gives the best view, it's close and bright. Kappa gets a rating  1. for AT80 due to the beauty of the entire field, in which Kappa is the jewel. With LX10 at  50x Kappa also provides a very nice picture. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Cor Berrevoets
Star: Kappa Bootis
Date & Time: 11-may-2001 20:00 - 22:15 UT
Seeing: ? <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: Ritthem, The Netherlands
51° 27' N, 003° 38' E
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.8 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Intes Micro 6" F10 Maksutov 
(35% obstruction)
Eyepieces: 7.5, 10, 15, 20 and
26 mm Plössls
Magnification: 60x		 Easy split at 26mm (~60x) with a blueish white primary and colourless 
companion, the PA of Iota and Kappa are nearly opposite. 

 
Mary Flanagan
Star: Kappa Bootis
Date & Time: 18 May 2001 03:50 UT;
17 May 10:50 CDT 
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: Apple Valley MN, USA
93º 14' 25"W; 44º 45' 17"N
Site classification: Suburban 
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude> 
Transparency: 8 (1-10) 
Telescope: 12.5" f/5 Dobsonian 
Magnification: 50x, 106x		 I thought this was the most interesting one of the night. The primary looked blue-green to me, with a sort of reddish bronze secondary. Had to have been some playing off of the colors against each other, but it was a nifty pair. 50x, 106x.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Tim Leese
Star:Kappa Bootis
Date & Time: 23-May-2001 (22:00 UT).
Seeing: 6/7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: Cheshire. UK
53° 15' N -2º 33' W
Site classification: Suburban
Conditions: High drifting haze with good clear patches. 
Sky darkness: 3.0 (UMi) <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 200mm f/6  Newtonian mounted 
over a Vixen GP mount (manual slow motion). 
Eyepiece(s): 18mm orthoscopic, 6mm UO orthoscopic. 
Magnification: X67, X200 

 

 Using X 67 I got separation for this double which gave a superb view at this magnification. The primary appeared to be a white colour with a blue white companion. Increasing the magnification up to X200 the colours became pale with the primary a white with a slight yellow colouration and the companion seemed to be a pale purplish colour. At X 200mag the view was superb. With the double centred in the eyepiece it seemed to be alone in the darkness. 

Ambience: After the trials and tribulations of the day I find it very relaxing to get out under the stars for a few hours. 
The sky looked very promising with very clear periods of still air along with some annoying high drifting hazy though. The tiny bats were swerving about all over the place catching insects. The stray cat showed up but made a very hasty exit when some fox cubs came tumbling into the garden to see what was going on. 
 
 

 

 
Jim Jones
Star: Kappa Bootis
Date and Time: 05/23/01 0620 UTC
Seeing: 5 <1 worst - 10 best> 
Location of Site: Lake Oswego, Oregon 
Site Classification: Suburban 
Sky Darkness: 4.2 <Limiting Magnitude> 
Sky: Moon in Taurus 7 days past last quarter 
Telescope: 8 inch LX50 SCT 
Magnification: 18mm Radian 
Eye Piece(s): 112x 		 Color.. yellow-white
Nice reasonably wide double.  Another double that I want to revisit under better conditions.  Undistinguished field.
 

 

 
Ilario Melandri
Star: Kappa Bootis
Date & Time: 26 May 2001,
19.32 – 21:08 UTC
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: S.Romualdo, Ravenna, Italy. Elevation: 0 m
Site classification: rural
Temperature: +19ºC -> +16ºC
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 150mm f/15 achromatic refractor
(lens by Romano Zen, Venice)
Eyepieces: Clave Plossl 16 mm
Magnification: 140x
 		  

   

 
Thad Robosson
Star: Kappa Bootis
Date and Time: 5-29-01, 3:30UT 
Seeing: 7 <1 worst - 10 best> 
Location of Site: Phx, Az, USA 
Site Classification: Suburban
Sky conditions: Clear and nice. Nearly 1rst quarter Moon 
Sky Darkness: 4 <Limiting Magnitude>
Telescope: Meade 90mm ETX 
Magnification: 83x
Eye Piece(s): 2x barlow, 32mm Meade SuperWide, 10 & 15mm Vixen Lanthanums		 Bluish white with a white comp. at 240*  Very easy split with 83x. rated a 4.