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(IAAC) Obj: STF 2628 - Inst: Celestar 8" SCT fork mount

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Subject: (IAAC) Obj: STF 2628 - Inst: Celestar 8" SCT fork mount
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Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 21:33:22 -0400 (EDT)
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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  8:51 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 2628
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Aqi
Data: mag 6.6-8.8  size 3.2"
Position: RA 20:07  DEC 09:24
Description:
I was able to elongate this at low power and cleanly split it at mid power despite 2 mognitudes difference at 3.7” separation. Both seemed yellow to me: the primary a light pastel and the secondary much darker, almost orange.
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