South & Herchel 70 

Glen Chapman
Star: South & Herchel 70 
Location of site: Sydney,  Australia 
Date of observations: 02/01/01 21.25 
UT +10h 
Site classification: Suburban 
Seeing: Unknown - see notes 
transparency-- 7 out of 10 
Limiting magnitude: Unknown - see notes 
Telescope: 8" Celestron Dob 
Magnification: 50x 
 		 Split with ease at 50x Primary see as orange > yellow, secondary 
blue?? > no colour. Pair showed good contrast - being positioned low on the 
horizon made colour ID difficult, seemed to change with increases of mag. C 
component at 12.4 mag was well beyond local conditions. 
 
Notes - All obs where made within 15 degrees of local horizon, with evidence 
that a residental fire may have affected seeing to an unkown level. 
 
 
 
Bob Vickers 
Star: South & Herchel 70 
Date & Time: 1/27/01 0322 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: 4º C 
Conditions: Breezy 
Telescope: 12.5" Orion Newtonian reflector 
on Dobsonian mount 
Magnification: 38x, 60x, 120x, 240x 
Eyepiece(s): Sirius Plossl 40mm, 26mm, 12.5mm, 6.3mm 
  		 One hop from Nu Gem. A and B split at 38x. First impression: The pair looks 
very similar to Otto Struve 134. Pick up C component at 120x along with three other field stars (?) near C. Better view of these at 240x. Field stars about the same magnitude as C component (12.4). Colors: (A): orangish. (B): bluish-white. (C): too dim to discern color. 

Coyotes yammering in the distance. Our dogs are upset by them. Some clouds beginning to roll in. I decide to go in and warm up for a while. 

After my break the clouds are even worse. I decide to pack it in for the night, but as I'm putting things up I see a few stars again. After a few more minutes it gets clearer and clearer. Go figure! 
 
 
 
 
Eddy O'Connor
Star: South & Herchel 70 
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 faint Deep Yellow and Burnt Gold pair are delightful and close to Nu Gemini. The 12 mag third  star was hiding in a layer of high level H2O atoms newly arrived from the Tasman Sea tonight. 
 
 
 
Ilario Melandri
Star: South & Herchel 70 
Date & Time: 2 February 2001 ? 19.49 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: 140 x (eyepiece Clave Plossl 16 mm) 
 		 Note: the 3rd component of mag 12.4 was not visible at all 
 
 
 
 
 
Giuseppe (Pino) Bandini
Star: South & Herchel 70 
Date & Time: 10 February 2001 - 22.48 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: 9ºC 
Telescope: Celestron 8 
Magnification: 80 x (Plossl 25 mm)