Kuiper 24 in Orion

 
Steve Bodin 
Star: Kuiper 24 in Orion
Date & Time
Seeing:   <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
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Location of site: Silverdale WA, USA
47N 123W
Site classification: suburb-rural
Conditions
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron C8
Eyepieces
Additional: PC164C video camera at 3x, 6x
Magnification: 250x at 3x visual, 
1000x, 2000x video
    
Tried at 6x magnification and the star appeared elongated North/South on the TV monitor. The video analysis did not separate the two components, but rather a figure 8. Maybe in better air this star would yield. Measurements; 0.55 sec at 161.5 deg PA. This PA is 20 
deg off of the listed 141 deg value.
 

  
  
   


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