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Re: (IAAC) Obj: STF 2059 - Inst: Celestar 8" SCT, fork mount
Opps - apparently I inadvertantly hit some key combo that resulted in
sending this one through before I had completed it. Please ignore. The
next one is the complete one.
William S
On Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at 08:40 PM, Apache User wrote:
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> Observation Poster: William L. Schart <wschart@hot.rr.com>
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> Observer: William L. Schart
> Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
> Date/time of observation: 6/9/02 10:20 pm CDT
> Location of site: Killeen, TX (Lat 31 07, Elev 600 ft)
> Site classification: Suburban
> Sky darkness: 3.5 <Limiting magnitude>
> Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
> Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
> Instrument: Celestar 8" SCT, fork mount
> Magnification: 80x, 120x, 164x, 200x
> Filter(s): none
> Object(s): STF 2059
> Category: Multiple star.
> Class:
> Constellation: Her
> Data: mag 8.7-8.8 size 0.5
> Position: RA 13:55 DEC -8:03
> Description:
> A third trio tonight. The primary and the close companion, nearly equal
> in magnitude, appear blue. The easternmost one is slightly dimmer than
> the other. It appears as part of a 4 star asterism. The 2 closest to
> this pair form about a 45-45 right triangle with the pair at the
> vertex. They are dimmer than the pair, and I believe that the northern
> one is the third member of the system. About 2.5 times farther removed
> is the 4th member of this asterism, rather brighter than the 2
> previously mentioned. Overall, this has a dipper-like shape.
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