Struve 91

 
Steve Bodin 
Star:  Struve 91
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		 Closest attempt of the night. A whitish primary and blue secondary. Pretty close for the poor seeing and the star looked fuzzy. Measurement; 4.53 sec at 314.8 deg PA.


 
 
 

 

 
Eddy O'connor 
Star:  Struve 91
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: 2 <1-5, 1 best>		 Mag. 7.2/8.1; Sep 4.2". This forms the Western tip of a dagger of stars defined by 34,39 and 40 Ceti.This is a delicate pair of Deep Orange and Blue stars neatly divided at low power. The 
pair is bounded by four dimmer stars in the field. 
 
 












 
 
 
William L. Schart
Star: Struve 91
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: 
   		 Split at low power. There is not much color visible - let's call it white. I estimated the PA at about 330°. While I was obsrving this, a meteor flashed through the field of view, going from NE to SW. STF3: A wide pair with a relatively brilliant yellow primary, and a fainter white secondary. I estimated the PA at about 340°.
 

    
 

 
 
 
 
 

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