Burnham 127
Eddy O'connor
Star: Burnham 127
Date & Time: Monday, July 1st, 2002
10p.m - 11p.m. local; UT +9
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: 8 <1-10, 10 best>
Location of site: Terara, New South Wales, Australia
150º.38, S 34º.52
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness:  <Limiting magnitude>
Moon: No Moon.
Temp. 8ºC
Telescope: 16" Newt. F5.1
Eyepieces:  10mm Plossl,18mm Ultima 
Celestron, 32 mm Teleview Plossl 
Magnification: 		 I had trouble locating this object in a puzzling field near 43 Oph as there are several candidates. However once found it stands out as noteworthy.

Comments: The primary is a delicate Bluish white star with the Companion a light Yellow shade. Another star adorns the field. The 8.1 mag Globular Cluster, NGC 6316, lies nearby. It is very condensed, comet-like in appearance and nests on a curve of three stars. HS 2.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
William L. Schart
Star: Burnham 127
Date & Time: July 10-11, 2002,
11:30 pm to 12:30 am, CDT
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: 8 <1-10, 10 best>
Location of site: Killeen, TX, USA
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4-4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Temperature: 77F  (25C)
Telescope: Celestar 8" SCT
Eyepieces: 25mm, 27mm, 10mm, and CMG eyepieces
Magnification: 		 Split at low power. I think that the primary is yellow and the secondary blue. It is part of a triangular asterism with one star to the S and the other to the WNW.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Steve Bodin
Star: Burnham 127
Date & Time: 16 July 2002, 11pm local
Seeing: 3 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Transparency: 
Location of site: Silverdale, WA USA
47N,123W
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: ~3 <Limiting magnitude>
Telescope: Celestron C8
Eyepieces: 24 mm koenig
Magnification: 80x
Additional: PC164C videcamera		 Almost the same declination as h 4902; waited 20 minutes and this star came into view. Split at 80x easily, primary looked white or yellow-white, could not tell on the secondary, maybe also white. Measured with the video camera at prime focus, again the images was spread into an oval due to refraction; separation 5.6 sec, 092 deg PA.
 






 

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