Kustner 1
 
Richard Harshaw
Star: Kustner 1
Date & Time: 5/5/04
Seeing3 out of 5
Transparency: 3 out of 5
Location of site: Northern Kansas City, 
Missouri (USA), 
94º 30m W, 39º 15m N
980 ft above Mean Sea Level
Site classification: suburban
Sky darkness
: ---  <Limiting magnitude> 

Telescope: Celestron C-11
Eyepieces: see reports
Magnification: see reports
Rating Scale: see reports
<1 to 5 (1 being outstanding
view, to 5, a dismal view) and letter E, M or D (easy, moderate or difficult)>
280x.  Yellowish-white, undetermined, and undetermined.  Rating 5D.
AB was incredibly difficult given the seeing.
The C star is probably optical.

 

  

William Schart
Star: Kustner 1
Date & Time: May 25, 2004
Seeing: -- <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency:  <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Texas, USA
Site classification: Suburban
Conditions: full moon 
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 6 inches Dobsonian
Eyepieces: 35mm, 25mm, 17, and 10mm
Magnification: 32x,  48x, 72x, and 120x
 
After a couple of abortive attempts at some others, I located this pair. On the handle side of the bowl there is a line of 3 relatively bright stars, this is the middle. It was vry hard to pick up the faint companion, but eventually I believe I was able to detect it with averted vision.





 

 


Mary Flanagan
Star: Kustner 1
Date & Time: June 14 2004 10:00-12:00 CDT
Seeing: 5/10
Transparency: 7/10
Location of site: Apple Valley MN, USA
93d 14m 25s W; 44d 45m 17s N
Site classification: Suburban
Weather:
Sky darkness: ~ 4 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 12.5" f/5 Starmaster EL Dob
Eyepieces: 32mm, 15mm, 11mm
Magnification: 144x

The magnitude difference was just too much; not even a hint of a companion.


 

  
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