Struve 905


Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 905
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
:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Star: Struve 905
Date: Feb 19, 2006
Time:

SeeingPerhaps 8/10
Transparency:
Location of site: New Britain, Connecticut
USA

Site classification: Urban
Conditions:
Sky darkness: No Moon, No clouds
Telescope: 8in Celestron Nexstar
Eyepieces:
Magnification
:
85X, 113X, 203X

Close dim secondary not seen, primary too bright.  Used 203x.
 
             
Dark gap seen at 203x (Radian).  Impression that the listed 2.0" is somewhat wider?  Perhaps due to excellent seeing conditions and a brand new telescope?  White primary. Secondary too dim to ascertain color.
    

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 905
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

Difficult unequal magnitude pair. Both a blue color and the companion buried in the primary glare most of the time. Measured, 1.8 sec at 127.5 deg PA.
 

  

    

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