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(IAAC) Obj: STF 928 - Inst: Celestar 8" SCT fork mounbt
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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: 2/11/02 9:23 pm CST
Location of site: Killeen, TX (Lat 31 07, Elev 600 ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Celestar 8" SCT fork mounbt
Magnification: 80x, 120x, 200x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): STF 928
Category: Multiple star.
Class:
Constellation: Mon
Data: mag 7.6-8.2 size 3.5"
Position: RA 06:35 DEC 38:32
Description:
Fairly tight at 3.5”, but still split at low power. Another blue pair. At low power, the FOV presented an interesting sight: the N and S quadrants were modestly full of stars, but the E and W were barren. Thus we have a BMW logo with the pair at the junction!
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