Epsilon Sagittae
   
William L. Schart 
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: 2, July, 2004
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 
Location of site: Texas, USA
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: C8
Eyepieces: 25mm, 17mm, 10mm
Magnification: 		 Another wide pair. I estimated the PA about 80°. The primary is yellow, the secondary I couldn't make out color.
  
  
Steve Bodin 
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: 4 July 2004, 11 pm to 1 am local
Seeing: 3-4 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: poor
Location of site: Silverdale WA, USA
47N 123W
Site classification: suburb-rural
Conditions: temp 60F, dry
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: Celestron C8
Eyepieces: not used
Additional: DX-8263SL video camera at prime focus
Magnification: app. 350x

 Started with this one to align the setting circles. Used 3x magnification at first, but seeing was really rotten and switched back to prime focus. Wide pair, easy in the finder, but my video finder is 40x. Primary a yellow and secondary blue. The WDS lists some faint wide components that were not seen. Measurement: 88.0 sec at 081.5 deg PA.

Ambience: It sounded like WWII outside with the fireworks going off. But the local rednecks ran out of ammunition around midnight and it quieted down. Unfortunately the air decided to put on its own fireworks demo and the seeing degraded as the project stars came into view.

 

  

Dave Jenkins 
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: 5 July, 2004
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. 
Transparency: 3 out of 4
Location of site: Orem, Utah
Lat. 40.28 Long. 111.70
Site classification: Bright Suburban
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: C11, TV85
Eyepieces: 20mm
Magnification: 140x, 170x

 Beautiful yellow primary with seemingly bluish white secondary.  These two stars are encircled by group of dimmer stars.


  
  

Luis Argüelles
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: 6, July, 2004
Seeing: n/a
Transparency:  n/a
Location of site: Oviedo, Spain
 Site classification: urban
Sky darkness: n/a <Limiting magnitude> 
Observing Intrument: Computer + Internet connection
Eyepieces: n/a
Additional: StarryNight Software & Digitized Sky Survey
Image Size: 10x10 arcminutes


  
      

Eddy O'connor 
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: July 21st 2004.. 11-12 Midnight local; UT +10
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: 7 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Terara, New South Wales, Australia, Long.150º.38 ; Dec. S 34º.52
Site classification:
Conditions: 7ºC temperature
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 8' Newt. F9:
Eyepieces: 10mm Plossl,18mm Ultima Celestron, 32 mm Teleview Plossl.
Magnification:		 For the fifth star in this group, it is a
disappointing mag. 5.6. No wonder this group is a spent arrow.
However, a wide Yellow and Bluish pair lifts the score to a
worthwhile HS2.


  
   

Mary Flanagan
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: July 24-25 2004
11:30 PM-12:30 AM CDT
Seeing: 6-7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency:  6 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Apple Valley MN, USA
93d 14m 25s W; 44d 45m 17s N
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 3 <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 12.5" f/5 Starmaster EL Dob
Eyepieces: TV Plossls: 32mm, 15mm, 11mm
Magnification: 50x		 This was a pretty, although rather wide, pair, appearing sunny orange and
medium blue.

  
      

Ilario Melandri 
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: 27/07/2004
20:00-24:00 UT
Seeing: 7<1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency:  ---
Location of Site: S. Romualdo, Ravenna, Italy
Site classification: Rural
Temperature: around 19ºC
Sky darkness: -- <Limiting magnitude> 
Telescope: 150mm f/15 refractor
Eyepieces: 16mm Plossl
Magnification: 140x

A solitary double in the 150mm refractor at 140x. Much more interesting  in the 120mm refractor at 28x, where it’s surrounded by a tenth of nearby stars.


     


Morgan Spangle 
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: 29 July 2004
9:30 p.m. to midnight.
Seeing: 7-8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: 4-5 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Purchase, New York
Site classification: Bright Suburban
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude>
Conditions: High haze, humid, temp. 75 deg F and falling, nearly full moon rising
Telescope: Borg 101ED refractor
Mount: Vixen GP-DX mount, Sky Sensor 2000PC, Palm device running Planetarium software
Eyepieces: Takahashi Orthos: 18mm, 9mm, 5mm, 2.8mm, mounted in a Borg turret eyepiece holder
Magnification: 35x, 71x, 128x, 228x
  
very wide and easy at 35X
    

Luis Balanzino 
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: August 7 and 8, 2004,
1h to 4h UT
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: 6 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Cordoba, Argentina
31.400S, 64.183W
Site classification: Urban area
with considerable light pollution
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude>
Conditions: Temperature: 10º C
Moon: none
Telescope: TAL-1 eq. reflector (110mm f/7.3)
Eyepieces: 25mm TAL Plossl, 15mm TAL Kellner, 12.5 mm TAL Plossl, 10
mm TAL Plossl
Magnification: 32x, 54x, 64x, 80x
  
Bright primary deep yellow, white secondary, very wide and easy at
32x. There’s other component that I could not see.
      

Mike Shutherland 
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: 30 August 2004,
9:55pm
Seeing: Steady
Transparency: Fair
Location of site: Beaverton, OR, USA 45* 29m N, 122* 48m W
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude>
Conditions: waxing gibbous moon
Telescope: 80mm F6 achro
Eyepieces: 32mm plossl, 12mm ortho
Magnification: 15x, 40x
  
Easily split, even with the finder eyepiece at 15x. Just sat back and
enjoyed the view at 40x with a comfortable ortho. Pale white primary
and blue companion, (to my eyes).

So that was my 3 for that night. Even though I didn't get all 33 I
hope to continue searching these as time allows. This is a great
section of sky to play in.
    

Alessandro Bertoglio 
Star: Epsilon Sagittae
Date & Time: 02 July 2004 21.46 UTC
Seeing: IV - V Antoniadi
Transparency:  <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Location of site: Turin, Italy
4504N 0742E
Site classification: Urban area with strong light pollution
Sky darkness: 3 <Limiting magnitude>
Conditions: clear, little wind, warm
Moon: full moon raising
Telescope: Takahashi Mewlon 300, Dall-Kirkham 300/3572 reflector
Mount: 10 Micron GM2000 with FS2 controller
Eyepieces: Televue Plossl 15 mm.
Magnification: 238X
Diagonal: Yes, Televue 2" Everbrite
  
Very wide and very easy binoculars double. The primary is very bright and yellow (lemon yellow), the secondary is rather fainter but well visible and its colour is whitish maybe with slight blue hue. Rings not visible. Extimated PA about 85 degree. Fine but too wide for medium or large telescopes.
 

  
      
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