Struve 3097

 
Eddy O'connor 
Star: Struve 3097
Date & Time: july 2nd 2003.
10.30 - 12.00 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 34.52S
Site classification: Suburban-Rural
Conditions: Temp. 10ºC
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 8" F9 Dob, 16" Dob f5.1
Eyepieces: 16mm and 12mm Ortho
Magnification: 72x, 144x
HS Scale: --- <1-5, 1 best>
  		 This turned out to be a wide slightly Mauve pair sitting in an arrow of faint stars pointing westwards.
   
 
 

 
Steve Bodin 
Star: Struve 3097
Date & Time: 16 July 2003 10:30pm to midnight
Seeing: 5  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: good
Location of site: Silverdale WA, USA
47N 123W
Site classification: suburb-rural
Conditions: temp 55F, dry
Sky darkness: mag 4.0 due moon <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron C8
Eyepieces: not used
Additional: DX-8263SL video camera at 2x
Magnification: app. 666x		 Widest one of the night, well almost. But very faint pair of equal magnitude stars oriented north/south. Both look bluish again. Measurement: 4.3 sec at 188 deg PA.



 

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