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(IAAC) Obj: STF 406 - Inst: Celestar 8" SCT, fork mount
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Observation Poster: William L. Schart <wschart@hot.rr.com>
Observer: William L. Schart
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 11/24/01 9:00 pm CST
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: Major - gibbous or near object
Instrument: Celestar 8" SCT, fork mount
Magnification: 58x, 80x, 120x, 170x, 203x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): STF 406
Category: Multiple star.
Class:
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag size
Position: RA 3:30 DEC 05:09
Description:
I just got a split on this one. The difficulty lies more in
the dimness of the secondary, what with the moon out tonight. At first
glance I got nothing, but as I studied the field, it became apparent
that there was a double.
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