Struve 2059


Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 2059
Date: 26 June 2006
Time:
11pm to midnight
Seeing: 3-4/10
Transparency: fair
Location of site: Mattawa Wa, USA
46.7N,119.9W

Site classification: Rural
Conditions: 82F, no wind, dry
Sky darkness
:
limiting mag 6.5
Telescope: Meade 16 inch LX200GPS UHTC
Eyepieces: not used
maging: DX8263SL video camera at f30
Magnification: app. 1800x

Well split pair oriented N/S. Both seem bluish. Measured at 0.48 sec 191.1 deg PA. STF 2061 Easy, but the companion is quit faint. Not much color in either. Measured; 2.42 sec at 026.5 deg PA. STF 2091 Close pair, but nearly equal in color and magnitude, primary yellow, companion somewhat cooler color. Measured at 0.43 sec at 324.7 deg PA


   


       

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