Struve 8

David Jenkins
Star: Struve 8
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: 8.5  PA: 293.3
      
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