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(IAAC) Object: Epsilon Lyrae Inst:15.24cm Dob
Observer: Jonathan Wojack
Your skills: Beginning
Date and UT of Observation: 1997 July 14, 0200-0227
Location: 75.33.00W 39.45.00N 100M Elevation (Wilmington, DE, USA)
Site classification: city
Limiting magnitude: +2.75
Seeing: 2 of 10, haze
Moon up, phase: yes, waxing gibbous, setting
Instrument: 15.24 cm Dobinson
Magnification: 244x
Filters used: None
Object: Epsilon, Epsilon1, and Epsilon2 Lyrae
Category: Double Stars
Constellation: Lyra
Data: Epsilon, seperation 208", magnitude +5. Epsilon1, seperation 2.
8", magnitude +5, +6. Epsilon2, seperation 2.2", magnitude +5.5, +6.
5.
RA/DE: 18 hours, 42.7 minutes. 37 degrees and 39 minutes north
(Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Volume 2) .
Description: I was excited when I saw it in the telescope as it was
even more spectacular! But the double star is WAY too wide. Kind of
boring. I love close ones. But I could only split it into a 2 stars
instead of 4 stars. Terrible LM! It must be the worst LM I have
ever faced!
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