Salt Lake City, USA
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Doubles
to celebrate the Winter Olympics 2002
Salt Lake City, USA |
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are only 3 rules for this observing event:
1. Every member from the proposers must try to observe his/her personal target double. 2. The "observing Period" is from February 8th to February 24th. 3. The observing logs must
be first class. That is, a short comment like "Easy split
at 30x" will not qualify as a good Olympic record. Don't
be shy and feel free to describe difficulty on finding the double, tell
us about the spectral class, consult other catalogs, measure it if
you can, describe the coloration and of course, don't forget the ambience!.
Also, there is a very interesting sentence that I would like to suggest as a concept for the Spirit of 33 in order to celebrate these Winter Olympic Games: "In
order to be content, men must also have the possibility of developing their
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Read
a Complete report by Richard Harschaw
Eddy O'connor writes some comments about
the aperture ceremony from Australia
Bob
Hogeveen experiences first light with his new MK-67 after the aperture
ceremony
John Ryan also experiences first lights
with a Zeiss Telementor
Glen Chapman offers his viewpoint
from Australia, too
| Name | Constellation | Distance* | Mv1* | Mv2* | PA* | RA(J2001) | Dec(J2001) | DI | Participant | Country |
| Eta Cassiopeia |
Cassiopeia
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12.5"
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3.4
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7.5
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315º
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00h 49m
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+57º 49'
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n/a
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William Schart
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USA
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| Alpha Umi |
Ursa Minoris
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18"
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2
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9
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216º
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02h 31m
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+89º 15'
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n/a
|
William Schart
|
USA
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| Eta Persei |
Perseus
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28.3"
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3.8
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8.5
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300º
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02h 51m
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+55º 54'
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n/a
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Valter Zoffoli
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Italy
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| Struve 450 |
Taurus
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6.6"
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7.1
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9.1
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265º
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03h 48m
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+23º 55'
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50.01
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Jim Jones
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USA
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| STT 64 AB & AC |
Taurus
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3.3-10.2
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6.8
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9.7-8.9
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235º-235º
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03h 50m
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+23º 51'
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89.06
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Jim Jones
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USA
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| Struve 470 AB |
Eridanus
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6.9"
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4.46
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5.65
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348º
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03h 54m
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-02º 57'
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40.20
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Tim Leese
Claudio Pari |
UK
Italy |
| BU 87 |
Taurus
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1.9"
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6,23
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8,73
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169º
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04h 22m
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+20° 49'
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93.81
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Rafael Barberá
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Spain
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| Struve 590 |
Eridanus
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9.3"
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5.98
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6.07
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318°
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04h 46m
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-08° 48'
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8.59
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Mary Flanagan
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USA
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| Struve 644 |
Auriga
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1.6"
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6.80
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7.03
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219°
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05h 10m
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+37° 18'
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70.14
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Rafael Barberá
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Spain
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| Kappa Leporis |
Lepus
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2.1"
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4.46
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6.85
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357º
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05h13m
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-12º 56'
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91.41
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Paolo Morini
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Italy
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| h 3750 |
Lepus
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4.1"
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4.72
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8.45
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280º
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05h 20m
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-21º 14'
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84.23
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Bill Becker
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USA
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| Theta Auriga |
Auriga
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3.8
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2.7
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7.2
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309º
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06h 00m
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+37° 13'
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94.76
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Ilario Melandri
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Italy
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| Struve 900 |
Monoceros
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12.4"
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4.39
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6.72
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29º
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06h 23m
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+04° 35'
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n/a
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Mary Flanagan
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USA
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| Beta Monocerotis |
Monoceros
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7.3"-2.8"
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4.7
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5.2-6.1
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132º-106º
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06h 29m
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-07° 02'
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20.89
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Patrick Anway
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USA
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| Struve 928 |
Auriga
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3.5"
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7.6
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8.2
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133º
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06h 35m
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+38º 32'
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54.55
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John Ryan
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Spain
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| SH 73 |
Canis Majoris
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17"
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5.7
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8.5
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262º
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06h 36m
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-18º 40'
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n/a
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Richard Harshaw
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USA
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| Struve 950 Aa-B |
Monoceros
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2.9"
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4.66
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7.99
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209º
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06h 41m
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+09º 54'
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94.52
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Tim Leese
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UK
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| Struve 948 |
Lynx
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1.8"-8.7"-193"
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5.5
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6.0-7.3-10.5
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73º -310º
- 257º
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06h 46m
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+59° 26'
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72.86
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Rosanna Bassi
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Italy
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| Struve1027 |
Gemini
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6.9"
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8.20
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8.40
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355°
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07h 09m
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+16° 54'
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21.62
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Luis Argüelles
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Spain
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| Struve 1045 |
Monoceros
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5.6"
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7.7
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9.1
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235º
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07h 13m
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-03° 10'
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57.08
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Bob Hogeveen
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Holland
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| Struve 1084 |
Monoceros
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13.3"
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7.00
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9.50
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286°
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07h 24m
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-03° 58'
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n/a
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Richard Harshaw
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USA
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| Kappa Puppis |
Puppis
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9.9"
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3.8
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4.0
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318°
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07h 39m
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-26° 48'
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9.08
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Mary Flanagan
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USA
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| Struve 1273 AB-C |
Hydra
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2.87"
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3.3
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6.4
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291º
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08h 47m
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+06° 25'
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94.34
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Cristina Mazzotti
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Italy
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| Struve 1282 |
Lynx
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3.6"
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7.50
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7.50
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279°
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08h 51m
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+35° 04'
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44.30
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Luis Argüelles
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Spain
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| Struve 1316 |
Hydra
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7.1"
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8.5
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11.8
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128º
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09h 07m
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-07º 02'
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n/a1
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Eddy O'connor
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Australia
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| 38 Lyncis |
Lynx
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2.7"
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3.9
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6.6
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229º
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09h 19m
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+36º 48'
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93.91
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Tito Palmieri
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Italy
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| Struve 1348 |
Hydra
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1.9"
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6.73
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6.74
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316º
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09h 24m
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+06º 21'
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63,12
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Steve Bodin
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USA
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| Struve 1355 |
Hydra
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1.9"
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7.7
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7.8
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350°
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09h 27m
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+06° 13'
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65.95
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Bob Hogeveen
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Holland
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| Tau Hydrae |
Hydra
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65.7"
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4.64
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7.28
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4º
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09h 29m
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-02° 46'
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n/a
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Patrick Anway
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USA
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| Struve 1460 |
Ursa Major
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3.8"
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7.97
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8.08
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162º
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10h 40m
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42º 08'
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41.92
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José
Fernandez
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Spain
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| ADS 8202 |
Hydra
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9.3"
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5.7
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5.8
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210º
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11h 32m
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-29º 16'
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11.74
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Eddy O'connor
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Australia
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| Messier 40 |
Ursa Major
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51"
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9.0
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9.6
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79º
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12h 21m
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+58° 06'
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n/a
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William Schart
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USA
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| Struve 1770 |
Ursa Major
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1.7"
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6.9
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8.2
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123º
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13h 38m
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+50° 43'
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87.92
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Bob Hogeveen
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Holland
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Notes:
(1): Magnitude of secondary
too faint for calculating DI by LADIC.
