Struve 1925

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 1925
Date: 10 June 2006
Time: 11pm to midnight
Seeing: 3/10
Transparency: good
Location of site: Mattawa Wa, USA
46.7N,119.9W
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: 60F, no wind, dry
Sky darkness: limiting mag 4.5 due full moon
Telescope: Meade 16 inch LX200GPS UHTC
Eyepieces: not used
maging: DX8263SL video camera at f10 and f20
Magnification: app. 600x, 1200x
Nice pair and nice color contrast, yellowish-white primary and blue companion. The WDS also lists three 13th mag faint companions, none were seen, will try again. Measured, 6.05 sec at 016.1 deg PA

      

Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 1925
Date: June 17, 2006 UT
Seeing: Vary, from 5/10 to 8/10 (Zenith)
Transparency: ---
Location of site: New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Site classification: Urban
Conditions:
Sky darkness:
Telescope: 8in Celestron Nexstar
Eyepieces:
Magnification:

With 53x,small gap, almost touching. Saw this pair as yellow-white & dark grayish purple. G5 spectrum suggest as more yellow color for primary.

 
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