Struve 929


Richard Jepeal
Star: Struve 929
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
:


Yellow primary.  Can not make out any color of secondary, but it looks non-white to me.

    
 
Axel Tute
Star: Struve 929
Date & Time: 21-02-06
Time:
19:50 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: 12mm RKE
Magnification
:
167x
  
No problem. No color.

  

  
         

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 929
Date & Time: 17 Mar 2006
Time:
10pm to 11pm
Seeing: 2/10
Transparency: fair, passing clouds
Location of site: Mattawa Wa, USA
46.9N,119.9W

Site classification: Rural
Conditions: 40F, gusty wind, dry
Sky darkness: limiting mag 5.5 due moon rising
Telescope: Meade 16 inch LX200GPS UHTC
Eyepieces: not used
Imaging: DX8263SL video camera at prime focus and 2x
Magnification: app. 600x, 1200x

Nice pair and good color contrast, yellow-white and blue. Measured, 6.44 sec at 028.2 deg PA.




     

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