Struve 45


Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 45
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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Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 45
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

Wide pair with a three magnitude difference. Measured, 18.51 sec at 090.3 deg PA. STF 49 Closer unequal pair a little more difficult due to its declination and poor seeing. Measured, 8.79 sec at 317.7 deg PA.

 


        

David Jenkins
Star: Struve 45
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: 19.7  PA: 91.2


      

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