(IAAC) Obj: Hrr 2 - 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: 2006/11/25 5h09 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev 420m)
Site classification: Suburban
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): Hrr 2
Category: Asterism.
Class: 
Constellation: For
Data: mag 6, 6, 6  size 30' x 30'
Position: RA 03:27  DEC -35:
Description:
In Fornax, at ~ 1½ degree W of the center of the Fornax galaxy cluster. It's a
grouping of 9 stars of which Chi1, Chi2 and Chi3 For included inside. At the
binoculars, I count 8 individual stars: 3 of great brightness, 3 others of
average brightness and the remainder are stars of low brightness. Chi1 For is a
very beautiful double star from which the components separate easily at 9x. The
components are both white. This double star does not indexed in WDS and does not
have other designation (probably too wide).
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