Brisbane 8
 
Eddy O'Connor
Star: Brisbane 8
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 12th 2004
9-10.30 local; UT +9.
Seeing: 8/10 (10 best)
Transparency: 9/10 (10 best)
Location of site: Terara, New South Wales
Australia, Long.150º.38;
Dec. S 34º.52.

Site classification: Suburban
Weather:
Sky darkness: ---  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 8" Newt. F9
Eyepieces: 10mm Plossl,18mm Ultima Celestron, 32 mm Teleview Plossl
Magnification:
Harshaw Scale: 2 (1-5; 1 best).

Lying almost half-way between Gamma and Delta Cru is a Blue and Rose pair, glowing in a dark field.


   

Luis Balanzino
Star: Brisbane 8
Date & Time: May 9 2004, 1h to 3h UT
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: 7 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Cordoba, Argentina
31.400S, 64.183W

Site classification: Urban area
with considerable light pollution
Conditions: Temperature: 10º C
Moon: in Sagittarius illuminated
fraction 0.76

Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: ETX-90 Maksutov-Cassegrain (90mm f/13.8) mounted on Velbon
photo tripod
Eyepieces: 26mm Meade Super Plossl, 18mm Celestron Ultima Plossl,
12.5mm TAL Plossl, 2X TAL Barlow

Magnifications: 48x, 69x, 100x, 200x
 
Beautiful bright pair, yellowish twins, quite close. Split at 69x, better at 100x. Beside the faint cluster NGC 4337.


 



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