Struve 901

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 901
Date & Time: 5 Feb 2006, 10pm to midnight
Time:
Seeing: 4-5/10
Transparency: poor, ring around the moon
Location of site: Mattawa Wa, USA
46.9N,119.9W
Site classification:  Rural
Conditions: 35F, no wind, dry
Sky darkness: limiting mag 4.5 due moon
Telescope: Meade 16 inch LX200GPS UHTC
Eyepieces: not used
Imaging: DX8263SL video camera at f5 with reducer and 3x barlow
Magnification: app. 300x ,900x

 Easy wide pair of unequal stars. No color in primary, companion blue. Measured; 19.82 sec at 247.5 deg PA.
 

 
   

Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 901
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:

White primary.
 

    

John M. Ryan
Star: Struve 901
Date: Feb. 28, 2006
Time: 06-8:00pm to 11:00pm local time
Seeing: 7/10
Transparency:
Location of site: Barreras, Spain 41ºN, 6.6ºW
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: -8ºC, North Wind, Cold
Sky darkness:
Telescope: Celestron 9.25" SCT on Losmandy GM8
Eyepieces: not used
Imaging: Starlight Xpress MX7-16 CCD camera
Magnification:

Sep. 20.43" PA 245.42º
 


     

Tomás Vazquez Ch.
Star: Struve 901
Date: 8/03/2006-10/03/2006
Time: (TU): 20:23:41
Seeing: 4/10
Transparency:
Location of site: Sevilla, Spain.
37º 24 N. 5º 58 W
Site classification: Urban
Conditions:
Sky darkness: 3 (limiting magnitude)
Telescope: Celestron C8 D:203mm. Reducer Focal: F/6,3.
Image device: Camera CCD SX-L8 (FT12).
Eyepieces: Not used
Magnification:
Image Software: LUCAS 1.2C
Reduction Software: LAIA 3.2A (GEA)
Telescope Computer Interface: Homemade Astro-Guider.

 Position Image: North up, East left.
Time of Integration: 15 seconds.
AR:06h25m01s Dec:+10°31'03"
AP:247.80º D:19.77"

    
     

Axel Tute
Star: Struve 901
Date & Time: 17-03-06
Time: 19:00 UT
Seeing: 8 from 10
Transparency: 6 from 10
Location of site: Kössaberg-Dangstetten
Germany / 47º36N, 8º 21E
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: hazy skies, windy, 2.1ºC, humidity 54%
Moon: no moon
Sky darkness: Bortle 4
Telescope: Celestron 8
Diagonal: Yes
Eyepieces: 26mm Plössel
Magnification: 77x
  
Wide pair. Faint companion. Estimated PA 225º. No color.
          
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