Howe 88

Richard Harshaw
Star: Howe 88
Date & Time: Late 1980's
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 7/10 
Location of site: Columbia, USA 
39º 30m N,  ~ 90º W
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron C8 SCT 
Eyepieces: --
Magnification: --
    
Historical observation. Not from the official period for this project. 

At 1806-3635, this dull pair consists of a 7.5m B4ne primary (white) and an 8.9m companion (pale blue) 3" away in PA 4.  I observed it at 280x and gave it a 4.  Not much to it.
 
 
 
 

 


 
Eddy O'connor
Star: Howe 88
Date & Time: July 18th  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:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 8" Newt. F9 
Eyepieces: 25mm K, 12.5 mm ortho
Magnification: 73x, 146x
Harshaw Scale: 3 <1-5; 1 best>
   
Mag. 7.8/8.8, Sep.3.2". This faint double is found on a line between Eta Sag and the border with Scorpio. Dunlop 219 and h 5000 are nearby.

Comments: Mag. This Light Blue and Whitish pair is just split at X144. 
Several contrasting wide doubles are seen in the field at low power. 
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