| 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: Seeing: Perhaps 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.
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| 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
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| 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: Kössaberg-Dangstetten Germany / 47º36N, 8º 21E 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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