Otto Struve 531

 
Steve Bodin
Star: Otto Struve 531
Date & Time: 14 Nov 2002, 9pm- 10:30pm local
Seeing: 4->2  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency:  poor, hi-cirrus
Location: Silverdale WA USA, 47N, 123W
Site classification: Suburb-rural
Sky darkness:  4 <Limiting magnitude>
Conditions: 40 deg F, wind building to 10 knots, dry no dew
Telescope: Celestron C8
Eyepieces: not used only video
Magnification: 333x at prime focus, 1000x at 3x
Additional: PC164C videocamera at prime focus 
 
Listed as a triple for our project, but the WDS also has the c component split into a tight faint pair, 1.3 sec mag 8.8 and 10.7. This would be a difficult split under good conditions, impossible tonight. The AB pair was hard enough. Measurements: AB 2.38 sec at 1.5 deg PA; AC 225.8 sec at 216.7 deg PA.


 
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