| Stuart Anderson | ||||
| Star:
Zeta
Lyrae
Date & Time: 2204 UTC, 28.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 |
Easy to find and relatively easy to split. Magnitude difference is obvious. Separation is just 44", so at I can get at least this close with the binos. The brighter component seems perhaps slightly bluish. A nice double, estimated PA is about 100 degrees. | |||
| Jim Jones | ||||
| Star:
Zeta Lyrae
Date & Time: 08/30/01 0550 UTC Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>. Location of site: Lake Oswego, Oregon Site classification: Suburban Sky darkness: 4.2 <Limiting magnitude> Conditions: First Quarter + 5 days Binoculars: 10x50 Simmons Binoculars |
Est PA 130d
Nice, crisp separation. Vega, Eps1-Eps2, and Zeta make a nice equilateral triangle. A straight line from Vega, through Zeta extends on to Delta and a few stars of Steph 1. All in the same FOV. When obscured by clouds, Eps1-Eps2 look like a pair of distant headlights on a foggy highway. Ambiance: Very nice, relaxed evening. Just cool enough make you want a long sleeved shirt. My wife and the dog claimed a blanket spread out on the ground. The dog considers anything related to astronomy to be a vast waste of (his) time. But the threat of a mass quail invasion of the back yard kept him occupied while we enjoyed the sky. A beautiful evening except for that &#$**!& spider that bit me on the elbow. |
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