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(IAAC) Obj: STF 950 Aa-B - 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 9:37 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 950 Aa-B
Category: Multiple star.
Class:
Constellation: Mon
Data: mag 4.66-7.89 size 3.5"
Position: RA 06:41 DEC 09:54
Description:
A tight pair with a magnitude difference of almost 2, there was no evidence of duplicity at low power, a minimal elongation at mid, and a definate split at high power. The Aa component presents a blue color. At about 180d from the B component, there is a very faint but definate star, perhaps about 15" away from Aa and maybe about mag 12 or so. STF 950 forms part of a triangular asterism, located at the 30d vertex of a 30-60-90 triangle.
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