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(IAAC) Obj: STF 2059 - 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: 6/9/02  11:20 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): STF 2059
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Her
Data: mag 8.7-8.8  size 0.5'
Position: RA 16:31  DEC 38:04
Description:
A tight pair of almost mag 8 stars only 0.5” apart. At high power I was able to get a clear elongation, but never a split. It appeared blue to me.
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