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(IAAC) Obj: Southern Cross (Crux) - Inst: naked eye, 10x50 handheld binoculars

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Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Southern Cross (Crux) - Inst: naked eye, 10x50 handheld binoculars
From: Steve Coe and Linda Ross <scoeandlross@sprintmail.com> (via Lew Gramer)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 98 18:45:59 -0500
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Observer: Steve Coe
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: February 1998
Location of site: SS Dawn Princess, Caribbean Sea (Lat 15oN, Elev 0m)
Site classification: Exurban(!)
Sky darkness: 4 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: naked eye, 10x50 handheld binoculars
Magnification: 1x, 10x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): Southern Cross (Crux)
Category: Asterism
Class: 
Constellation: Cru
Data: 
Position: 
Description:
Crux is an obvious naked eye asterism.  The "top" star
is Gamma Crux and is seen as orange, even with no optical
aid.  Comparing to Betelguese, it is about the same tint.
The other star with color in the area of Crux is Epsilon,
also known as Mariposa, Spanish for butterfly.  Because
this star is dimmer than Gamma, I seen it as faintly
orange in the binocs, but not brilliantly colored.
Crux is always smaller than I have in my minds eye.

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