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(IAAC) Obj: Enif (Epsilon Peg) - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars



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Observation Poster: Stéphane Meloche <stephanemeloche@videotron.ca>

Observer: Stéphane Meloche
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/08/26 5h12 UT
Location of site: St-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Qc, Canada (Lat 45.96°, Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5.8 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Enif (Epsilon Peg)
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Peg
Data: mag 2.5 + 8.8  size 
Position: RA 21:44  DEC 09:54
Description:
In Pegasus, at ~ 7 ½ ° NW of Biham (Theta Peg). The primary star is orange and
the secondary star is too weak to determine the color of it. The pendulum effect
is hardly visible with binoculars but much more obvious when when magnifies 40x.
For more infos on this effect, Burnham's Celestial Handbook III, page 1372 or

http://skytonight.com/observing/objects/doublestars/3396726.html
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