Otto Struve 59

 
Steve Bodin
Star: Otto Struve 59
Date & Time: 24 November 2002,
9pm to 11 pm local
Seeing: 4 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency:  fair
Location: Silverdale WA USA, 47N, 123W
Site classification: Suburb-rural
Sky darkness: 5.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Conditions: 35 deg F, Some dew, fog later.
Telescope: Celestron C8
Eyepieces: not used
Magnification: 
Additional: PC164C video camera and 3x teleconverter		 Unequal pair oriented N/S. WDS spectral type listed as G5. Measurements: separation 2.57 sec at 358.5 deg PA.





 
 
 
William L. Schart 
Star: Otto Struve 59
Date & Time: 16, December, 2002
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: -- <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Location: Killeen, TX, USA 
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 3.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Conditions: a bit warm,  no wind
Telescope: Celestar 8" SCT
Eyepieces: 25mm, 17mm, 10mm and 12.5mm (CMG) 
Magnification: 		 Another tight pair, elongated at low power and split at mid 
power. White with perhaps a hint of yellow in it. Part of an 
interesting asterism, this occurs at the very tip. After thinking a bit 
about what this reminded me of, I decided to call this the “Lava Lamp.” 
  A chain of 3 stars below our target pair form the wide part of the 
lamp,, somewhat below this is a shorter chain, and then below this is 
another longer line which forms the base. Sort of like this:

  *
 
 

                               *         *         *
 

                                      *          *

                                 *                       *
 
   

(c) 1998-2002 The Spirit of 33