Struve 862


Florent Losse
Star: Struve 862
Date & Time: 2-3 and 5-6 02/2006
Seeing
4 to 6 of 10
Transparency: good
Location of site: 4433ºN, 0012ºW, France
Site classification: Rural
Conditions

Sky darkness: m lim = 6
Telescope: Homemade Newton 8" at F/30
Eyepieces: Not used
Imaging device: Audine CCD (KAF400)
Imaging software: Pisco
Reduction: Reduc v3.62


Measurement 339°0  6"63

 
  
        

Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 862
Date: 7 Feb 2006
Time:
6:00pm (EST) to 10:20pm (EST)
Seeing: 6/10
Transparency:
Location of site: New Britain, Connecticut
USA

Site classification: Urban
Conditions: Periods of thin clouds
Sky darkness: 9 day old moon
Telescope: 8in Celestron Nexstar
Eyepieces: 10mm (Radian), 14mm (Pentax), 18mm (Radian),
24mm (Panoptic)

Magnification
:


The listed 10.7 seems slightly brighter.  Yellow primary.

      

Axel Tute
Star: Struve 862
Date & Time: 21-02-06
Time:
19:10 UT
Seeing: 7 from 10
Transparency: 7 from 10
Location of site: ssaberg-Dangstetten
Germany / 47º36N, 8º 21
E
Site classification: Rural
Conditions no wind, 3.4ºC, humidity 76%, street lights were broken !!!!!
Moon: no moon
Sky darkness: Bortle 4
Telescope: Celestron 8
Diagonal: Yes
Eyepieces: 26mm Plössel
Magnification
:
77x
  
Faint companion. Estimated PA 280º. No color.

  

  
       

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 862
Date: 4 March 2006
Time:
10pm to 11pm
Seeing: 3-4/10
Transparency: poor
Location: Mattawa Wa, USA, 46.7N,119.9W
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: 40F,  dry
Sky darkness
Telescope: Meade 16 inch LX200GPS UHTC
Eyepieces: not used
Imaging: DX8263SL video camera at f10 and f30
Magnification: app. 600x,1800x

Large magnitude difference and color different too. Yellowish and bluish colors. Measured, 7.08 sec at 335.7 deg PA.

 

   

     


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