| Tim Leese | ||||
| Star:
61 Cygni
Date & Time: 22-November-2000 (19:00 UT) Seeing: 6-7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)> Location of site: Cheshire. UK 53° 15' N –2º 33' W Site classification: Suburban Sky darkness: 3 <Limiting magnitude> Conditions: Clear cold spell, high mist forming later. Binoculars: 12X50 Olympus 5.3deg FOV (hand held)
|
Using an outbuilding wall as
support I could only just
separate this well known double star system.
Through the binoculars 61 Cyg was separated into two orange coloured stars in odd seconds when the binocular field of view held steady.
|
|||
| Stuart Anderson | ||||
| Star:
61 Cygni
Date & Time: 0016 UTC, 29.Apr.2001 Seeing: 4 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. Location of site: Hamburg, Germany Lat/Long: 53 34 N, 9 59 E Site classification: Suburban sky Sky darkness: -- <Limiting magnitude> Binoculars: Vixen Ultima 9x63 + tripod FOV: 5d |
Found this by star hopping from epsilon Cyg -
Tau and sigma Cyg - 61
Cyg. Can be split in the binos, but it is very close. NW component is
brighter,
and estimated PA is about 120 degrees. Satisfying since they are very
close
- one of the closest pairs I have managed to split with this
instrument.
Both seem to have a red/orange colour.
|
|||
| Paolo Morini | ||||
| Star: 61 Cyg Date & Time: July 26, 2001, 20:30 UTC Seeing: -- Location of site: S.Romualdo Village, Ravenna, Italy Site classification: Rural - backyard Sky darkness: 3.5 <Limiting magnitude> Conditions:-- Temperature: 25° C Binocular: Fujinon 16x70 |
A striking double full of history, being the first star which distance was measured ... |
|||