Struve 326


Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 326
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

Unequal pair, but easy. Primary a blue-white and secondary blue. Measured, 5.22 sec at 220.0 deg PA.
 

 
   

Florent Losse
Star: Struve 326
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

Again a long time spent to spot it. Stars of 8th mag are totally
invisible in the 120mm. However CCD images are pretty good. Measurement : 220°7 / 5"14
 

     

Morgan Spangle
Star: Struve 326
Date & Time: 11/19/2005 (CCD Observing), 25 November 2005 (Visual)
Seeing:
Transparency:
Location: Larchmont, NY  40.55N 73.44W
Site classification Suburban
Conditions: Cold, dry, thin high haze; moonless; steady air
Sky darkness:
Telescope:
C9.25 SCT f/10 (CCD: ST2000XM)
Borg 125ED f/6.4 800mmfl (visual)
Mount: Tak NJP Temma 2
Eyepieces: 30, 24, 18, 12.5, 7.5, 5mm Celestron Ultima, in turret.
UO Klee 2.8x barlow

Magnification:

Measured: 4.6 / 216.6



   

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