Struve 2565

Bob Hogeveen
Star: Struve 2565
Date & Time: 28 July, 2001, 23.15
Seeing: 3 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency:  <1-10 Transparency Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Anloo, The Netherlands - 53N, 6E
Site classification: Rural - with some small towns around 
Sky darkness: 2 <Limiting magnitude>
Telescope: Celestron 11" SCT f/10
Eyepieces: Ultima 30mm
Magnification: 93x
Harshaw rating: 3
 
This double is a bit faint, especially under these bad sky-conditions. Fortunately this one was directly in the FOV of my C11, with two stars of mag. 9.5 and a separation of 5.4" it would have been very difficult to locate with the finderscope. With the C11 and the 30mm Ultima however it is an easy to see and easy to split double.
 
 
Eddy O'connor
Star: Struve 2565
Date & Time: August 13th  2001.
9-10 p.m local; UT +9. Sunday, 
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 6/10 
Location of site: Terara, New South Wales, Australia
Long.150º.38 ; Dec. S 34º.52. 
Temperature. 12ºC
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 8" Newt. F9 
Eyepieces: 25mm K, 12.5 mm ortho
Magnification: 73x, 146x
Harshaw Scale: 4 <1-5; 1 best>
 
Stv 2565. Mag. 9.5/9.5; Sep 5.4." This double lies in a sparse 
area of sky with few markers and tonight my 7X50  binoculars could just track this dim spark after much searching.

Comments: Two faint stars of equal magnitude, well separated in a 
bland field.