Struve 300


Axel Tute
Star: Struve 300
Date & Time: 26-10-05
Time:
20:35 UT
Seeing: 7 out of 10
Transparency: 9 out of 10
Location of site: Küssaberg-Dangstetten
Germany / 47°36, 8°21

Site classification: Rural
Conditions: no wind, high humidity
Sky darkness: better than 5mag
Telescope: Celestron 8
Eyepieces: 26mm Plössel
Diagonal: Yes
Magnification: 77x

Could be just split with 26mm Plössel. No problem with the 12mm RKE. With 8mm RKE clear distance.
See also webcam photo.

 


  

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 300
Date & Time: 3 November 2005, 11 pm to midnight local
Seeing: 3/10
Transparency: good
Location of site: Mattawa WA, USA 46N 119W
Site classification: rural
Conditions: temp 43F, no wind
Sky darkness: limiting mag 6.5
Telescope: Meade 16 LX200GPS
Eyepieces: not used
Imaging: DX8263SL video camera at prime focus
Magnification: app. 600x

Nice pair almost equal in magnitude. Primary seems a white or yellow and companion blue-white. Measured; 3.21 sec at 315.6 deg PA.
 

 
   

Florent Losse
Star: Struve 300
Date & TimeNov 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 darknesslimiting 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

Measurement : 315°1 / 3"00
 

      
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