Struve 333

Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 333
Date & Time: 10 October 2005,
midnight to 2 am local
Seeing: 5/10 at best
Transparency: fair
Location of site: Mattawa WA, USA 46N 119W
Site classification: rural
Conditions: temp 48F, dry 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

 Jumped out of order to view this one, an old friend. Bright close pair, but dificult in 5/10 seeing, only jumping into view now and then and then blurring to single. Measurement somewhat poor, AB 1.32 sec at 216.7 deg PA, AB-C, 139.2 sec at 195.3 deg PA.
 


  

Florent Losse
Star: Struve 333
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

 The only easy target tonight :) It is only a bright glow in the
120, I didn't try to change for an other eyepiece ... too much afraid to
lose the setting of my reticulated ! Measured 210°1 / 1"42. C isn't is the
imaging area (80"x80")
 

    
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