| Eddy O’connor | ||||
| Star:
Gls 169
Date & Time: Sunday, May 13th 2001, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m local; UT +9. Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. Transparency: 6/10 Location of site: Terara, New South Wales, Australia. 150º.38E; 34º.52S Site classification: Conditions: High humidity and low fog. No Moon. Temperature: 9ºC Sky darkness: 5.5 <Limiting magnitude> Telescope: 8" Newt. F9 Eyepieces: 25mm K, 12.5 mm Ortho Magnification: 73x, 146x |
This is one of the most southerly doubles in this constellation and
lies near the foot of the Southern Cross. It can be found by hopping from
Eta Crucis.
Comments: This is a faint fragile pair of White and Light Blue stars easily split at low power. HS 3 |
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| Glen Chapman | ||||
| Star:
Gls 169
Date & Time: 17/5/01 20.15 + 10 UT Seeing: 4.0 worsening <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. Location of site: Sydney, Australia Site classification: Suburban Sky conditions: Sloppy Temperature:10ºC and falling Sky darkness: 4.25 <Limiting magnitude> Telescope: Pixie, 6F 8" Dobsonian Magnification: 50x, 75x |
Just split at 50x confirmed and clear at 75x. No real colour noted
however bluish tones where noted in the primary.
Found at the mid point between Lambda Cent and The top of Musca (The little fly) There is little to encourage the observer to seek this star out. Of note is the nearby open cluster IC 2944, also know as the running chicken cluster. No I don't know the reason why.
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