Struve 3105


Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 3105
Date: 17 July 2006
Time:
11pm to midnight
Seeing: 5/10
Transparency: good
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

A very tight pair that is a little too far south for me to get a clean separation. Thankfully, the two stars are nearly equal in color and magnitude. Measured, 0.468 sec at 184.3 deg PA



      

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