Otto Struve 533 A-C

Dave Jenkins 
Star: Otto Struve 533 A-C
Date & Time: 5 Sept, 2004
Seeing: 10 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 8 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of siteOrem, Utah
Lat. 40.28 Long. 111.70
Site classification: Bright Suburban
Sky darkness: --- <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Intes MK-66
Eyepieces: 22mm, 7.4mm, 5mm
Magnification: 82x, 243x, 360x
 

Two of three stars easily seen.  Burnham states that one star at 28” and the other at 214”.  Could only see secondary at 214.  Dimmest of multiple not visible at 82x in Mak.


 
   
 
    

Eddy O'connor 
Star: Otto Struve 533 A-C
Date & Time: September11th 2004
10.30 - 11.30 p.m. local,

Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 7 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: Terara, New South Wales, Australia. Long.150.38 ; Lat 34.52S
Site classification: Suburban-Rural
Conditions: Temp. 10ºC
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 8" Dob, F9; 16" Dob F5.1
Eyepieces: 16mm and 12mm Ortho
Magnification: 16mm and 12.5mm Ortho
 
This is an easily located bright star in a circlet of stars that hang from the Dolphin's tail. A brilliant White star with the wide faint companion to the west and several other faint stars in the field. A virtual solar system at medium power.
 
   
 

 
Gordon Nason 
Star: Otto Struve 533 A-C
Date & Time: 13th September 2004
10.30 pm to 11.30pm

Seeing: 4 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
TransparencyFair
Location of site: Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Site classification: Suburban
Conditions: Temp 8C, dry
Sky darkness: 4.0 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Orion 80ED
Eyepieces: Televue 18mm Radian, Televue 13mm T6, Televue 8mm Radian, Celestron 2x Ultima Barlow
Magnification: 46x
 
Extremely wide pair at 214.1". Yellow-white primary, no colour seen in companion.

 
 
   
 


Morgan Spangle 
Star: Otto Struve 533 A-C
Date & Time: 2 September 2004
Seeing: 9 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 7 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: Purchase, NY
Site classification: Suburban
Conditions: Very steady seeing and good transparency. A bit of high haze.
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Borg 101ED refractor
Eyepieces: Tak orthos in a Borg turret: 18mm, 7mm, 5mm, 2.8mm
Magnification: 36x, 91x, 128x, 228x

 
 
Really wide and pretty, in a nice field, 36x





 
 
 
 
 
   
 


Luis Balanzino
Star: Otto Struve 533 A-C
Date & Time: October 29-30, 2004, 1h to 4h UT
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: 6 <1 worst - 10 best>
Location of site: Cordoba, Argentina
31.400S, 64.183W

Site classification: Urban area with considerable light pollution
Sky darkness
:
4 <Limiting magnitude> Moon: in Taurus,  age 17 day
Temperature: 10º C
Telescope: TAL-1 eq. reflector (110mm f/7.3)
Eyepieces
:
25mm TAL Plossl, 15mm TAL Kellner, 12.5 mm TAL Plossl, 3X
TAL Barlow

Magnification: 32x, 54x, 64x, 96x, 161x, 193x

Both yellow, darker in the companion. Very wide, bright primary, very neat secondary. Best seen at low power (32x)
  

Ilario Melandri
Star: Otto Struve 533 A-C
Date & Time: 8/10/2004
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency:  <1 worst - 10 best>
Location of site: S. Romualdo, Ravenna
Italy
Site classification: Village backyard
Sky darkness: 3.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Conditions: 18ºC temp.
Telescope: 150mm f/15 refractor
Eyepieces: Plossl 16mm
Magnification: 140x

 

 

 
 
 

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