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(IAAC) Obj: STF 470 - 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: 2/8/02 8:50 pm CST
Location of site: Killeen, TX (Lat 31 07, Elev 600 ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Celestar 8" SCT, fork mount
Magnification: 78x, 160x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): STF 470
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Eri
Data: mag 4.46-5.65  size 6.9"
Position: RA 03:54  DEC -02:57
Description:
A beautiful pair, easily split at low power. A bright, yellow primary and a blue, fainter companion. I measured the separation at 7”.

Nearby is a triangular asterism of dim stars.
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