Herschel 4788

 
Eddy O'connor 
Star: Herschel 4788
Date & Time: April 21st and 22nd 2003
9-10.30 p.m local; UT +10
Seeing: 2 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 9 <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. 16ºC. High humidity
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 8" F9 Newtonian
Eyepieces: 16mm and 12.5mm Ortho
Magnification: 72x, 144x
HS Scale: 3 <1-5, 1 best>
  
This is part of a neat triangle of mag. 5 stars near epsilon Lup. Mag. 5/7 at a distance of 2.7". Surprisingly hard to spot the companion of the Pale blue primary. Very much a tadpole-like 
manifestation in deteriorating seeing. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


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