Struve 925


Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 925
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 925
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
 
Thicker clouds encroached on my observing site and it was either too cloudy and/or the double was too dim at the time.  I will have to observe the last two doubles at a later date.
 
 
Easily split with 113x (Radian).  White primary.
    

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 925
Date: 17 Mar 2006
Time:
10pm to 11pm
Seeing: 2/10
Transparency: fair, passing clouds
Location: Mattawa Wa, USA, 46.7N,119.9W
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: 40F, gusty wind, dry
Sky darkness: limiting mag 5.5 due
to moon rising

Telescope: Meade 16 inch LX200GPS UHTC
Eyepieces: not used
Imaging: DX8263SL video camera at prime focus and 2x
Magnification: app. 600x, 1200x

More difficult pair as the companion is somewhat faint. And the wind started gusting, at 600x this is really noticeable. Measured, poorly, 3.79 sec at 087.2 deg PA.
 

  

    

Axel Tute
Star: Struve 925
Date & Time: 19-03-06
Time:
20:25 UT
Seeing: 8 from 10
Transparency: 8 from 10
Location of site: ssaberg-Dangstetten
Germany / 47º36N, 8º 21
E
Site classification: Rural
Conditions: no wind, 3.6ºC, humidity 60%
Moon: no moon
Sky darkness: Bortle 4
Telescope: Celestron 8
Diagonal: Yes
Eyepieces: 12mm RKE
Magnification
:
167x
   
Faint companion. Not so easy. No color.



          

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