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(IAAC) Obj: beta Ori (Rigel) - Inst: Orion 6" Dob



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Observer: William L.Schart
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 1/4/99 10:22 pm CST
Location of site: Killeen, TX (Lat 31, Elev 820)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Orion 6" Dob
Magnification: 32x, 48x, 72x, 120x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): beta Ori (Rigel)
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Ori
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
I re-observed this pair with the aid of the hexagonal objective mask
to see how much it would help in splitting them. I have previously
split this pair with 98x without any additional aid. I tiried 48x,
72x, and 120x tonight. I could only split it at the higher
power. Without the mask, I could not split it at all, as the
conditions were such that the image of Rigel proper was considerably
smeared out and obscured the secondary.
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