| 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 ![]() |
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| 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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