35 Piscium (Struve 12)

 
Steve Bodin 
Star:  35 Piscium (Struve 12)
Date & Time: 12 Sept 2003 11:30pm to 2 am
Seeing:   <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: Fair
Location of site: Silverdale WA, USA
47N 123W
Site classification: suburb-rural
Conditions: temp 45-50F, damp
Sky darkness: 4.0 due  moon <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron C8
Eyepieces: Video camera DX8263SL at prime focus and 3x
Magnification: app. 333x and 1000x		 Nice bright pair. Guess what; yellow-white and blue too. Measurement: 12.0 sec at 147.5 deg PA.


 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Luis Balanzino 
Star:  35 Piscium (Struve 12)
Date & Time: September 14, 2003,
21h to 22h UT 
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 5 <1 worst - 10 best> 
Location of site: Göteborg, Sweden 
57°43' N, 11°58' E 
Site classification: Urban area with
considerable light pollution 
Moon: in Aries, illuminated fraction: 0.82
Conditions: Temperature 15º C 
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Meade ETX-90 Maksutov
(90mm f/13.8) on photo tripod
Eyepieces: 26mm Meade and 12,5mm
TAL Plossl 
Magnification: 48x, 100x		 The best of the night. Beautiful and delicate pair, two white components well split at 48x and better at 100x. After a while to admire this gem the wind started to increase and some clouds cover 
the area, so I pack the scope and finish the observation today. 
 
 















 

 
 Ilario Melandri
Star:  35 Piscium (Struve 12)
Date & Time: 21/9/2003 
Seeing: 9 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency:  --- <1 worst - 10 best> 
Location of site: San Romualdo, Italy
Site classification: Suburban-rural
Conditions: Temperature 18º C 
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 150mm (6”) f/15 refractor
Eyepieces: 16mm Plössl
Magnification: 140x

 
Eddy O'connor 
Star:  35 Piscium (Struve 12)
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 
24th  2003
10.30-11.30 p.m local; UT +10
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 9 <1 worst - 10 best>
Location of site: Terara, New South Wales,
Australia, Long.150.38 ; Lat - 34.52. 
Site classification: 
Conditions: Temp 12° No Moon
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 8" F9 Newtonian
Eyepieces: 16mm and 12mm Ortho.
Magnification: 
Harshaw Scale: 1 <1-5, 1 best>		 Mag. 6/7.5; Sep. 11.8". The colours of this striking pair is worth noting with the primary a Light blue and the companion star a distinctive Violet shade. Very dark field. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
William L. Schart 
Star:  35 Piscium (Struve 12)
Date & Time: 27th, September, 2003
9:00 pm CDT ->
Seeing: 8  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 
Location of site: Texas, USA
Site classification: suburban
Conditions: No moon
Sky darkness: <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: C8
Eyepieces: 
Magnification: 		 Wide and easily split, yellow in color. Estimated PA at 150°

 
Tim Leese
Star:  35 Piscium (Struve 12)
Date & Time: 16 October 2003, 20:30UT
Seeing:  5 or 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency:  <1 worst - 10 best> 
Location of site: Northwich, Cheshire. UK
(53° 15' N -2º 33' W)
Site classification: Suburban
Conditions: Clear sky but strong breeze blowing from time to time. Moon rising later
Sky darkness:  4.3-3.0 (Umi) <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 200mm f/6 Newtonian reflector
Mount:  Vixen GP
Eyepieces: 18mm Orthoscopic
Magnification: X67		 This star was easily separated into a pale yellow and blue pair. Even 
though the seeing is poor at times, I enjoy the view of this pair. 

Ambience.
All quiet for the time of year.  Our resident owl contentedly sat in the large oak tree nearby.   Autumn is advancing fast now and some leaves fluttered by as I set up my telescope.   Leaves adorning the trees have displayed some wonderful colouration this autumn.  It will be sad to lose them all, as I am sure we must.
 
 
 
Morgan Spangle
Star: 35 Piscium (Struve 12)
Date & Time:  19 October 2003
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 8 <1 worst - 10 best>
Location of site: Larchmont, NY
(40.55.26N,  73.44.43W)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Temperature: 45-40 degrees F
Telescope: Meade ETX 125 OTA 
(127mm, 1905 f.l., f/15)
Eyepieces: 18mm Tak ortho; 9mm Tak ortho;
7mm Tak ortho;
12mm Meade Astrometric eyepiece, barlowed
with 1.7X TeleVue barlow. - PA estimates
noted below are using this eyepiece.
Magnification: 106x, 212x, 272x, 270x
 		 A very pretty blue/white and lavender combination. I spent the longest time trying to put the secondary's color down, it kept cahnging, but a delicate kind of lavendar semed to get it. easy in the 18, best in the 9 at 212X. PA est at 146.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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