Struve 2431 

Richard Harshaw 
Star: Struve 2431 
Date & Time: 6 July, 2001, 03:00 to 04:55, UT
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 6-7/10 ,variable, due to high hazy clouds 
Location of site: Northern Kansas City, Missouri. 39º 15' N, 94º 30' W, 980 ft above Mean Sea Level
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude>
Telescope: Celestron C-11
Eyepieces: 25mm Plossl 
Magnification: 112x
Position:  1859+4040 
Magnitudes:  6.2 (B3 V), 9.6 (A5 V) 
Sep/PA's:   19= / 236= 
Year of this measurement:  1969 
Distance (light years):  950 
Luminosity (in suns):  250 

Colors noted:  W, V? 
Comments:  Nicely nested inside a triangle of 10-11m stars.  A wonderful study in the difference in luminosity of B and A m.s. stars! 
Rating:  3 
 
 

 


 
William Schart 
Star: Struve 2431
Date & Time: July/9/01 0500 to 0635 UT
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: Killeen, TX, USA
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude>
Temperature: In the 80's F (30's C). Slight breeze. 
Telescope: Celestar 8" SCT
Eyepieces:  25mm, 17mm, 10mm
Magnification: 80x, 120x, 200x
Wide but with a fair amount of magnitude difference. Readily split at low power, even the faint companion is dquite visible. The primary is a  nice brilliant blue, the companion too  faint to tell.

 


 
Jim Jones 
Star: Struve 2431
Date & Time: 07/27/01  0625 UTC
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: Lake Oswego, Oregon
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.4 <Limiting magnitude>
Sky:  Oatmeal sky.  New moon + 6 days
Telescope: 8" LX50
Eyepieces: 18mm Radian
Magnification: 112x
Est PA without inst....250d
Bright featureless sky.  The Double is set 1/2 way down the east side of a long triangular asterism.
 
 

 


 
Philippe Dejocas
Star: Struve 2431
Date & Time: August 8 2001 
Seeing: 9 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Canada
Site classification: Suburban
Conditions: Clean skies and warm temperatures.
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 6inch/f5 newt
Magnification: 40x

 

The last double, "@ 40x, a neat pair - **½ - with a big mag diff., ~ 10" -SWS/SW - White / grey dot" 

 
 
 

 

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