Struve 2118


Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 2118
Date: Jun, 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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Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 2118
Date: 13 Aug 2006
Time:
10 pm to midnight
Seeing: 5-6/10
Transparency: poor
Location of site: Mattawa Wa, USA
46.7N,119.9W

Site classification: Rural
Conditions: 72F, no wind, dry
Sky darkness
:
limiting mag 5, bright moon
Telescope: Meade 16 inch LX200GPS UHTC
Eyepieces: not used
maging: DX8263SL video camera at f10, f20 and f30
Magnification: app. 600x - 1800x

Last on the list, but a fine pair viewed many times before. Nearly equal stars, but the primary seems a slightly warmer white color that the secondary. Measured; 1.10 sec at 068.5 deg PA.




  
       

Ian Coster
Star: Struve 2118
Date: 29/08/06
Time:
21:35 UT
Seeing: 3/5
Transparency: 4/5
Location of site: London
Lat: 51:27:54N, Lon: 0:16:36W

Site classification: Suburban
Conditions
:
Clear
Moon: Not risen
Sky darkness: Mag4 Sky (ZLM)
Telescope: Orion Optics 200mm F6
Eyepieces: 9mm Orth
Barlow: Yes
Magnification: x233
 
Tight pair, split when seeing was good Primary Colour: Cream Secondary Colour: Cream General Notes: Tighest pair measured to date. Difficult to judge PA accurately. Measurements: PA: 74 Sep: 1.1" (3x Barlow & 12.5mm MG. scale constant 5.3" per division)
 
     

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