Struve 80


Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 80
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

Easy wide pair, nice way to finish off the evening. Measured; 29.25 sec at 336.9 deg PA.

 


        

Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 80
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

Light orange & darker orange mate

 

        

David Jenkins
Star: Struve 80
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: 30.8  PA: 338.5


      

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