| Tom Teague | ||||
| Star:
16 & 17 Draconis
Date & Time: 14 February 2001 Seeing: -- <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. Location of site: Chester, England (53 11 08N; 02 51 39W) Site classification: Suburban Sky darkness: -- Binocular: 8 x 30W Zeiss Jenoptem binocular (hand-held) |
A striking, more or less equal pair, quite close in binoculars, but
very easy. They seem to be aligned E-W. No colours seen, but
a pretty sight nonetheless.
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| Stuart Anderson | ||||
| Star:
16 & 17 Draconis
Date & Time: 2230 UTC, 23.Feb.2001 Seeing: 4-5 <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 pretty pair by hopping from nu via mu to 16+17 Dra as temperature
reached -4C. Not difficult to separate, N component seems brigther (listed
separation 90"). Both components rather bright (5.5) so this pair stands
out.
Estimated PA: 160 degrees or so? If any colour is discernible at all, I would say the pair looked bluish-white.
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| Jim Jones | ||||
| Star:
16 & 17 Draconis
Date & Time: 05/30/01 0610UTC Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. Location of site: Lake Oswego, Oregon Site classification: Suburban Sky darkness: 5.1 LM in Draco <Limiting magnitude> Sky: Very clear. Moon not a factor. Binoculars: 7x50 Nikon. Hand held. |
Est PA 180d
This double appeared yellow in spite of it's A0 spectrum. The double is one corner of a large diamond shape asterism. Very busy field. After observing it through the binoculars, the star was a definite naked eye object which established the LM between 5.0 and 5.4. Ambiance: It's a very nice evening. Chilly but not uncomfortable. Sitting in a lawn chair on our front lawn (not yard) viewing through binoculars was an altogether pleasant experience. |
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