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(IAAC) Obj: SH 151 (54) - 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: 6/2/02 10:55 pm CDT
Location of site: Killeen, TX (Lat 31 07, Elev 600 ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 3.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Celestar 8" SCT, fork mount
Magnification: 80x, 120x, 164x, 200x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): SH 151 (54)
Category: Multiple star.
Class:
Constellation: Vir
Data: mag 6.8-7.4 size 5.3"
Position: RA 130713:13 DEC -18:50
Description:
This was a pretty pair, much like a pair of small, blue-white diamonds in a rather sparse field. There is a very narrow triangle of faint stars to the west, just at the edge of the low power FOV.
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