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(IAAC) Obj: Kappa Ori - Inst: 10" F4.8 equatorial GP/DX
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Observation Poster: Barry Sharpe <barry.sharpe@btinternet.com>
Observer: Barry Sharpe
Your skills: Beginner (< one year)
Date/time of observation: 29th December 2001 21:32UT
Location of site: Welwyn Garden City (Lat 53:27:00, Elev 02:31:00)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Great - full or very near object
Instrument: 10" F4.8 equatorial GP/DX
Magnification: 25mm
Filter(s): None
Object(s): Kappa Ori
Category: Other.
Class: Star
Constellation: Orion
Data: mag 2.06 size
Position: RA : DEC :
Description:
Kappa Ori is very bright star, blue but perhaps more white than Beta Ori. With
kappa ori centered in my FOV i notice 8 stars dotted around Kappa Ori 4 to
the West and 3 to the East plus 1 to the North. Kappa Ori is a buetiful star it
has a pure light about it. The other stars in my FOV seem to be hapazardly
placed around Kappa Ori. Of the 3 Stars to the east one seems to have a very
faint star which could be a compainion star. Kappa Ori is approx 722LY away
spectral type B0.5IAV HR Number 2004.
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