Struve 1863


Steve Bodin
Star: Struve 1863
Date & Time: 26 July 2005, 10 pm to midnight
Seeing: 5->3 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: good
Location of site: Mattawa WA, USA 46N 119W
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: Limit mag 6.5
Conditions: temp 80F, dry no wind
Telescope: Meade 16 LX200GPS
Eyepieces: not used
Additional: DX-8263SL color video camera at prime focus and 2x
Magnification: app. 600x and1,200x
   
Very close pair, seemed joined most of the time as the seeing worsens. Yellow primary, secondary seems bluer. Position quite different from the project listing, showing some motion. Measured, 0.76 sec at 060 deg PA.

  


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