Struve 73


Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 73
Date: 22 Oct 2006
Time:
9 to 11pm
Seeing: 4-5/10
Transparency: fair
Location: Mattawa Wa, USA, 46.7N,119.9W
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: 48F, no wind, dry
Sky darkness: limiting mag 6.5
Telescope: Meade 16 inch LX200GPS UHTC
Eyepieces: not used
Imaging: DX8263SL video camera at f10 and f30
Magnification: app.600x and 1800x

I have watched this pair widen for over thirty years now. First split in a 6 inch when 0.6 sec and one of my closest pairs then. Now the WDS Orbit catalog has the pair at 1.014 sec at 319.1 deg PA. Measured 1.00 sec at 318 deg PA
 

      

Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 73
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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