Epsilon Geminorum 

Jim Jones
Star  Epsilon Geminorum 
Date and Time: 1/6/01 0601 UTC 
Seeing: 6 <1 worst - 10 best> 
Location of Site:  Lake Oswego, Oregon 
Site Classification: Suburban 
Sky Darkness: 4 <Limiting Magnitude> 
Moon: Phase .789 
Telescope: 8 inch LX50 SCT 
Eye Piece(s): 42mm Ultima 
Magnification: 47x 

 
 
 

 Primary....Orange, 
Companion....Dim, no observable color. 
Est PA without instrument...090d 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
Tim Leese
Star: Epsilon Geminorum 
Date & Time: 14 January 2001( 23:00 UT )  
Seeing: 6  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>  
Location of site: Cheshire. UK 
53° 15' N –2º 33' W  
Site classification: Suburban  
Sky darkness: 3-4 <Limiting magnitude>  
Conditions: Clear and cold with drifting high haze. 
Telescope: 200mm f/6  Newtonian scope  mounted 
over a Vixen GP mount (manual slow motion). 
Any Quoted PA or SEP using Celestron micro guide (CMG ) 
Magnification: X60 
 		 This double star was a nice system to observe using a magnification of X60. The colour of the primary star appeared to be yellow with the secondary a delicate pale blue. 
 
I estimated to PA of the secondary to be at about 90deg.( following edge of primary) 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Tomás Vazquez
Star: Epsilon Geminorum 
Date & Time: 20/1/2001, 21:25:25 (TU) 
Seeing: 4 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)> 
Location of site: 37 24 N. 5 58 W. Sevilla, Spain 
Site classification: Urban 
Sky darkness: 3 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron C8” D:203mm. f/6,3 
Magnification: CCD Camera 
Time of Integration: 10 seconds. 
Software: 
CCD Reading: LUCAS 1.1 
Treatment: LAIA 3.1g 
 
 		 Position Image: North up, Este left. 

Computer Interface Telescope: MICRO-GUIDER III. 
Planetariun and Telescopes Control Program: ECU. "Earth Cerntered Universe 

Description: It is a double easy to separate, for their localization it is not necessary no reference star is easy to locate, the main star is of magnitude of 2.98 and the secondary of 9.22 this separated to 111.2 and with a position angle AP: 94 degrees. 
 
 
 
Rik Hill
Star: Epsilon Geminorum 
Date and Time: 2001 01 25, 04:18 UT 
Seeing: ~1-2" 
Location of Site: Jim Loudon Observatory 
32º 10' 48.2"  N 
110º 46' 31.9" W 
Height above sealevel: 2875 ft. 
Site Classification: -- 
Sky Darkness: 6 (zenith) <Limiting Magnitude> 
Temperature: ~50F 
Hum.:<30% 
Telescope: Celestron 11 (f/9.6) 
Magnification: ~200x 
 		 Theta: 95 
Rho: 120.88 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
Bob Vickers 
Star: Epsilon Geminorum 
Date & Time: 1/23/01 0305 UT 
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: Huntingdon, Tennessee 
approx. 35d 57m N, 88d 23m W 
Site classification: Rural 
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude> 
Transparency: 8 <1 worst - 10 best> 
Temperature: 1º C 
Conditions: Still & quiet 
Telescope: 12.5" Orion Newtonian reflector 
on Dobsonian mount 
Magnification: 38x, 60x, 120x, 240x 
Eyepiece(s): Sirius Plossl 40mm, 26mm, 
12.5mm, 6.3mm 
  
 		 Again, Epsilon Gem straightforward to locate through 1x Quickfinder. 
First impression: wide enough to drive a slightly smaller truck through. 
Very like Nu Gem. Easy split at 38x. Colors: (A): yellow-orange. (B): 
yellowish-white. Nice field also. 
 
 
 
 
Eddy O'Connor
Star: Epsilon Geminorum 
Date & Time: Monday, 29/01/01, 
10 -11.30p.m local; UT +11 
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)> 
Transparency: 4/10 
Temperature: 22ºC 
Location of Site: Terara, New South Wales, Australia, Long.150.38 degrees; South 34.52. 
Site Classification: Suburban 
Sky darkness: -- <Limiting magnitude> 
Moon: 5 days old 
Instrument: 8" F9 Newtonian 
Magnification: 
Eyepieces: 25mm and 12.5mm Kelners 
Harshaw Scale: 2 (1-5, 1 best) 
 		 This is another wide pair with contrasting 3 and 9 magnitudes. Kepple and Sanner record Deep and Pale yellow. 
 
Rev. Webb sees 'Brilliant White and Cerulean Blue'. Comments: I record in the 8"the Primary as Deep Orange/Red and the comes as Light Blue. 
 
 
 
 
Ilario Melandri
Star: Epsilon Geminorum 
Date & Time: 2 February 2001 ? 20.18 UTC 
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>  
Location of site: Italy, Ravenna, San Romualdo 
Lat 44 32’N Lon 12 08’E 
Elevation: 0 m 
Site classification: Rural  
Sky darkness: 3.5 <Limiting magnitude> 
Temperature: -2ºC 
Telescope: 150 mm f/15 achromatic refractor (lens by Romano Zen, Venice). 
Magnification: 140x (eyepiece OR 9 mm) 
 		  
 
 
 
 
Thomas Jensen
Star: Epsilon Geminorum 
Date & Time: Saturday 10/2-2001, around 7.30PM  
Seeing: About 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)> 
Transparency: 7 
Location of site: Denmark 
Site classification: Suburban  
Sky darkness: About 4 <Limiting magnitude>  
Conditions: No wind 
Temperature: Around –2ºC 
Telescope: 50/880mm Zeiss Apo on an altaz mount 
Magnification: 34X, 104X (26mm Plössl and 17mm Plössl + 2X  barlow) 
 		 Easy at 104X. Not resolved at 34X. Much easier than Burnham 1059 , even though the mags and sep look almost identical. 
 
 
 
Giuseppe (Pino) Bandini
Star: Epsilon Geminorum 
Date & Time: 11 February 2001 - 18.22 UTC 
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)> 
Location of site: Ravenna, Italy. 0 mts Altitude 
Site classification: Urban  
Sky darkness: -- <Limiting magnitude>  
Temperature: 10ºC 
Telescope: Celestron 8 
Magnification: 80 x (Plossl 25 mm)		  
 
 
 
 
Luis Lahuerta and Salvador Lahuerta (G.E.O.D.A)
Star: Epsilon Geminorum 
Date and Time: 3-Feb-2001; 18.30 (UT) 
Seeing: 8.0 <1 worst - 10 best> 
Location of Site: Manises, Spain 
39º 29' 36" N / 00º 27' 56" W 
Site Classification: Suburban 
Sky Darkness: 4.0 <Limiting Magnitude> 
Telescope: Meade S/C LX200 10". 
Eye Piece(s): diagonal prism, MA 12 mm astrometric eyepiece (both from MEADE). 
Magnification:  -- 
 		 Primary colour:  Yellow 
Secondary colour:  Blue 
Separation:  110.0” 
PA:  93.8º