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(IAAC) Obj: STF 2644 - 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: 10/12/2002  8:49 pm CDT
Location of site: Killeen, TX (Lat 31 07, Elev 600 ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 3 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Major - gibbous or near object
Instrument: Celestar 8" SCT fork mount
Magnification: 80x, 120x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): STF 2644
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Aqi
Data: mag 6.9-7.1  size 3.7"
Position: RA 20:1413  DEC 00:01
Description:
A fairlly bright but close pair, both of which were blue to me. Clearly elongated and perhaps even split at low power, and definately split at mid power.
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