Herschel 323

 
Steve Bodin 
Star:  Herschel 323
Date & Time: 2 Nov 2003 9:30pm to midnight
Seeing: 2-3  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: poor
Location of site: Silverdale WA, USA
47N 123W
Site classification: suburb-rural
Conditions: temp 30-35F, dry
Sky darkness: 4.0 due  moon <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron C8
Eyepieces: DX-8263SL video camera at prime focus 
Magnification: app. 333x		 Very wide easy pair. Primary maybe an orange tint, secondary blue. WDS lists the A component as K0III, a cool orange star. Measurement; 64.24 sec at 286.4 deg PA.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Eddy O'connor 
Star:  Herschel 323
Date & Time: November, 19th  2003
10.30-12 mid-night local; UT +10
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 8 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Terara, New South Wales
Australia, Long.150.38 ; Lat  -34.52. 
Site classification: suburb-rural
Conditions: Temp 16° No Moon
Sky darkness: <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 8" F9 Newtonian. Eyepieces
Eyepieces: 16mm and 12mm Ortho
Magnification: 
Harshaw Scale: 5 <1-5, 1 best>		 Mag. 6/8.4; Sep. 63.3".This star is conveniently spotted in a row of mag. 5 and 6 stars( of which 13 Ceti is one) north of Beta and Eta Ceti. This is a magic duo of White and Light Blue stars with a kite-like formation of dimmer stars in the field East. 
 
 














 
 
 
William L. Schart
Star: Herschel 323
Date & Time: Saturday November 29, 2003
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: --- <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Texas, USA
Site classification: suburban
Conditions: Cool, 44°F, 7°C. Crescent moon  
Sky darkness:  4 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: C8
Eyepieces: 25mm, 17mm, and 10mm eyepieces
Magnification: 		 A really pretty pair, yellow and sapphire blue, with almost 1.5 mag contrast.
 

 
John M. Ryan
Star:  Herschel 323
Date & Time: 25:10:03 20:15 local time
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency:  Good
Location of site: Barreras, Salamanca, Spain
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: Temp. 10ºC, calm
Sky darkness: 8 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron 9.25" SCT
Eyepieces: none
Additional: Stella Cam Ex video camera, prime focus
Magnification: 		 The video camera is black and white so no color can be noted. This double consists of two components very different in magnitude and really widely separated. Theta = 287.8º and rho = 60.9"

 

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