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(IAAC) Obj: STF 2434 - Inst: Celestron 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: 9/26/02 9:26 PM CDT
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: Celestron 8" SCT, fork mount
Magnification: 78x, 120x, 203x
Filter(s):
Object(s): STF 2434
Category: Multiple star.
Class:
Constellation: Aqi
Data: mag 8.38-9.6 size 26.0"
Position: RA 19:003 DEC -00:43
Description:
This was kind of an interesting observation. At the time of the observation, this was behind the trees and seen through the leaves. It was easily split, but I believe the brightness of the stars was considerably dimmer; the leaves had the effect of stopping down the scope. I couldn’t tell much about color because of this, but I estimated the PA at about 250-260 degrees or the flip side of this: 70-80 degrees: I couldn’t really tell which was the primary.
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