Struve 10


Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 10
Date: October/2006
Time:

Seeing: ---
Transparency: ---
Location of site: New Britain, Connecticut
USA

Site classification: Urban
Conditions:
Sky darkness: ---
Telescope: 8in Celestron Nexstar
Eyepieces: ---
Magnification
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Axel Tute
Star: Struve 10
Date: Date: 26.10.2006
Time:
18:52 UT
Seeing: 9 / 10
Transparency: 6/10
Location: Germany.
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: 12°C, 84% rel. humidity, no wind, no moon
Sky darkness: Bortle 4
Telescope: Celestron 8 & Celestron Comet Catcher (Schmidt-Newton 51/4", 500mm)
Diagonal: yes
Eyepieces: 26mm Ploessel
Magnification: 77x

Easy to split couple but very nice. There is a third component in the west. No colour. Also an easy to split couple in the Comet Catcher with a 10mm Ploessel eyepiece.



 

      

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 10
Date: 7 Nov 2006
Time:
8pm to 9pm local
Seeing: 2/10
Transparency: good
Location: Mattawa Wa, USA, 46.7N,119.9W
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: 55F, no wind, dry
Sky darkness: limiting mag 6.5
Telescope: Meade 16 inch LX200GPS UHTC
Eyepieces: not used
Imaging: DX8263SL video camera at f10
Magnification: app. 600x

This is a wide easy pair with a third star listed in the WDS. The C star is quite faint and wide to the east. Seeing has caused all the stars to swell into large disks. Measurements: AB 17.56 sec at 175.5 deg PA, AC 54.85 sec at 102.6 deg PA.
 

 

      

David Jenkins
Star: Struve 10
Date: 24 November, 2006
Time:
1:00-3:30 UTC
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: 8 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location: Orem, Utah, USA.
40.29694N, 111.69389W

Site classification: Utah Valley urban area of 500,000 with strong light pollution. Salt Lake City metro light dome to the northwest at 40 miles
Conditions: Clear, slight breeze, cold 33 degrees F
Sky darkness: 3.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Moon:
Waxing quarter moon
Telescope: Celestron GPS 11” on APT Wedge
Mount:
Standard Celestron
Eyepieces: Meade Super Plossl – 32mm
Imaging: Nikon Coolpix 4500, 4X zoom
Magnification: Approximately 350X
Diagonal:
Yes, Meade 1.25” flip mirror diagonal
Software:
Reduc version 3.62
 

Distance: 18.7  PA: 180.7


      

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