Struve 15

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 15
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

Close unequal pair, difficult to get an accurate measurement at prime focus, but seeing will not allow higher magnification. Measured, 5.0 sec at 200.3 deg PA
 

 

 
       

Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 15
Date: November 6, 2006
Seeing: 6/10
Transparency: ---
Location of site: New Britain, Connecticut
USA
Site classification: Urban
Conditions:
Sky darkness: ---
Telescope: 8in Celestron Nexstar
Eyepieces: ---
Magnification: 53x & 91x

Close pair, yellowish-orange and bluish-gray (91x).

 
        

David Jenkins
Star: Struve 15
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: 4.8  PA: 200.6
      
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