H 129 

Bill Reinehr 
Star: H 129 
Date & Time: July 16, 2001 05:45  UTC
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Location of site: Pflugerville, Texas, USA (30 degrees N.)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 3.8 <Limiting magnitude>
Temperature: 79º F. 
Telescope: 6" MCT on Vixen Custom D altaz mount
Magnification: 60x
Eyepiece: 30mm Orion Ultrascopic
  
Easily found. Less than 2º from omicron Sagittarii. An easy split at 60x. The primary seemed white. No color noted in secondary.
 
 
 
 
 

 


 
Eddy O'connor
Star: H 129
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 16th  2001
7.30 -9p.m local; UT +9
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 7/10 
Location of site: Terara, New South Wales, Australia
Long.150º.38 ; Dec. S 34º.52. 
Temperature. 7ºC
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: -- (No Moon) <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 8" Newt. F9 
Eyepieces: 25mm K, 12.5 mm ortho
Magnification: 73x, 146x
Harshaw Scale: 2 <1-5; 1 best>
 
Mag.6.9/8.4, 8" Sep. This star lies East between the quad of Sag and the triangle of Xi, Omicron and Pi Sag.

Comments: I was surprised to find this a closer pair than expected. An interesting contrast of  a Bluish White  primary and Yellowish companion, lying in a rich field strewn with four wide doubles.