Stone 3

 
Eddy O'connor 
Star:  Stone 3
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: 4 <1-5, 1 best>
Mag. 7.6/8.4; Sep. 2". Look for this close number in a zygal-shaped cluster of stars South of Beta Ceti. The primary star is a dull White and the Pale Grey companion is just detected at high 
power. 
 
 











 


 
William L. Schart
Star: Stone 3
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
Fairly easy to find as the primary is relatively bright. Some hint of elongation at low power, definately elongated at mid power and split at high power. Not sure about the color on this, sometimes it seemed yellow, but occasionally it seemed blue!? But the more I looked 
at it, the more I felt yellow was the true color.

 

 
 
Bill Green
Star: Struve 3
Date & Time: 27 December 2003
19:00 to 22:00 (UT -5)
Seeing:  7 to 8 <Pickering>
Transparency:  <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Catawba, VA U.S.A
37° 16' N 79º 57' W
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: 0% cloud cover, excellent
transparency, light surface breeze
Sky darkness: 4.0  <Limiting magnitude>
( 1st 1/4 moon)
Telescope: TV NP101 f/5.4 APO Refractor
Mount: TV Gibraltar
Eyepieces: Nagler type 6 (11, 5, 3.5, & 2.5mm)
Panoptic 24 used as finder
Magnification: 108x
  
This wide pair was an easy target with the 24 Pan. Star A appeared white to me while star B displayed no identifiable color, at least in my eye. While viewing this pair I noticed another wide pair at 338 degrees and about 20' from Struve 3. I could not find this pair on any doubles list. I did, however, find it (I think) using the "Starry Night" software. If I am correct, it is listed as 
HIP5759 and 5760. Mag 7.5 and 10.9, sep 20", PA 345.7. I would like to hear from anyone who can confirm or refute this.
   
 
 
 

 


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