Struve 226

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 226
Date & Time: 22 October 2005
midnight to 1 am local
Seeing: 5/10 at best
Transparency: fair
Location of site: Mattawa WA, USA 46N 119W
Site classification: rural
Conditions: temp 55F, wind to 10 mph
Sky darkness: limiting mag 6 moon rising
Telescope: Meade 16 LX200GPS
Eyepieces: not used
Imaging: DX8263SL video camera at prime focus
Magnification: app. 600x

 The nutcracker of the night, almost a two magnitude difference makes this one hard. Used my camera in 2x mode to separate the pair. Primary a yellow and companion blue. Measured; 1.71 sec at 235 deg PA.
 

 
 
  

Louis Marchesi
Star: Struve 226
Date & Time: 30 October 2005
Time: 4:37 UTC
Seeing: Pickering 4
Transparency: Average
Location: New London Township,
PA, US (+39d45m,-75d52m)
Site classification: Suburban/Rural
Conditions: Clear with passing clouds
Sky darkness: Not determined
Telescope: TMB152 f/7.9 Apochromatic Refractor
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Eyepieces: TMB/BO Planetary 4mm
Magnification: 300x

 This is a colorful, if somewhat faint, pair. I saw the stars as yellowish and orange. I rated this double as a bit difficult to split (it seems like the worst seeing is about two arcseconds tonight but a bit better in the steadier moments).

        

Florent Losse
Star: Struve 226
Date & Time: Nov 05-06/06-07th, 2005
Time:
Seeing: 7 out of 10
Transparency:  out of 10
Location of site: 4433N 0012W 
Site classification: Rural
Conditions:
Sky darkness: limiting mag = maybe 2/3 at very best, <0 at worst !
Telescope:
- visual : 120mm refractor used as guidescope 
- imaging : homemade Newton 8", Barlow 3x with tube extender, Audine K400 (sampling 0"32/px) 
Eyepieces: 20mm,7.5mm 
Reductions: Reduc V3.49

Only the primary seen with the refractor. I don't try to change
the eyepiece because I'm afraid about loosing the field. All is really
difficult with so much haze. Measurements : 229°6 / 1"83
 
       
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