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(IAAC) Obj: eta Cas - 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 9:14 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): eta Cas
Category: Multiple star.
Class:
Constellation: Cas
Data: mag 3.4-7.5 size 12.5"
Position: RA 00:49 DEC 57:49
Description:
Easily split at low power. The colors appear to me to be yellow for the primary and orange, perhaps even brunt orange for the secondary. I have seen several sources report this as yellow and purple, however. I measured the separation at 12.9”.
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