Friday, January 15, 2021

14 january 2021


Another night when the forecast was grim for transparency but was still rewarding.  Heavy dew and getting cold by 10pm, but seeing was slightly better than the night before, and I went after a few challenges and short period pairs.  I started at around 7pm, had a break from 9-10pm, then closed at 11pm.

BU 1105 AB: 508; 667x: I see the slightest bump on side of A, very much fainter.  I disabled tracking to record my impression of the position angle, which I had to the ESE, and find this is correct.  With seeing, and using the apodising mask and seeing.  WDS is uncertain whether it is binary, but there are only 6 observations.  In the Pleiades, Burnham discovered with the 36-inch at 0.3" and described it as a "difficult pair." 
03h 48m 34.80s +24° 10' 52.2" P.A. 114.00 sep 0.2 mag 9.30,10.40 Sp F4V



BU 1179 AB: 508; 333x: 34 Per.  B is the faintest, smallest dot separated from bright white A, extremely fine. Burnham discovered with the 36-inch at 0.7" and described it as a "difficult pair." 
03h 29m 22.05s +49° 30' 32.2" P.A. 141.00 sep 0.6 mag 4.72,7.34 Sp B3V dist. 165.29 pc (539.18 l.y.) 

BU 1294 AB: 508; 205x: A is red-orange, B widely separated & light blue color, ~1 delta mag, 9th and 10th magnitudes. Not physical.  Burnham discovered with the 40-inch, and said "The components are red and green."
03h 20m 40.58s +46° 40' 47.5" P.A. 240.00 sep 8.7 mag 9.66,10.28 Sp A2

BU 87 AB: 203; 205x: Very fine bright light orange A star and a much fainter B star just separated.  Best seen with the 8-inch mask which shows nice Airy disks, orange A and light blue B.  Binarity uncertain with 38 measures.  Burnham discovered with 6-inch and noted: "A fine colored pair, golden:blue"
04h 22m 22.74s +20° 49' 16.4" P.A. 167.00 sep 1.9 mag 6.21,8.60 Sp B3V+K3II dist. 714.29 pc (2330.01 l.y.)

HU 1080 AB: 508; 533x: Used 533x & 667x.  I could detect elongation at 533x, and significant notching with 667x, enough to tell which was A & B and the position angle, which I put at nearly E-W (B is tightly WSW currently).  Physical with a 40.752-year period, it is widening and reaches apastron in 2029, so maybe I'll get a clean split and a more accurate PA estimate at that time.
04h 28m 59.78s +16° 09' 32.7" P.A. 262.30 sep 0.3 mag 6.85,8.38 Sp F7V dist. 48.43 pc (157.98 l.y.)



STF 383 AB: 203; 205x: Wide, >1 delta mag, light orange A and almost blue B 
03h 24m 14.32s +17° 32' 58.5" P.A. 121.00 sep 5.5 mag 8.48,9.12 Sp G5 dist. 105.37 pc (343.72 l.y.)

STF 403 AB: 203; 205x: Only a slight but noticeable magnitude difference, fairly tight separation ~3", white stars.
03h 31m 13.43s +19° 47' 00.3" P.A. 173.00 sep 2.3 mag 8.71,8.92 Sp F8 dist. 107.53 pc (350.76 l.y.)

STF 401 AB: 203; 205x: Slight magnitude difference, brilliant white stars, with another slightly fainter and much wider pair in the field (this is SHY 445 BC).  Physical.
03h 31m 20.76s +27° 34' 18.5" P.A. 270.00 sep 11.5 mag 6.58,6.93 Sp A2V dist. 97.47 pc (317.95 l.y.)

HO 14 AB: 203; 205x: Very fine pair, half delta mag, ~2", faint but still direct vision 
03h 33m 14.30s +28° 16' 30.9" P.A. 26.00 sep 2.2 mag 9.70,10.04 Sp A

STF 412 AB: 508; 333x: Exciting 2+1 set.  AB is brilliant near equal white, nice close split <1".  C is a much fainter wider star.  I also cleanly split AB with the 8-inch mask, but the dark gap was narrower.  Physical with a 522.16-year period. 
03h 34m 26.62s +24° 27' 52.1" P.A. 350.10 sep 0.8 mag 6.60,6.86 Sp A3V+A3V dist. 131.58 pc (429.21 l.y.)

STF 415 AB: 203; 333x: Very wide B, faint pair, almost 2 delta mag.
03h 35m 20.40s +26° 51' 00.7" P.A. 53.00 sep 15.1 mag 8.75,10.88 Sp F5 dist. 171.23 pc (558.55 l.y.)

A 2420 AB: 203; 333x: Very fine because of its faintness.  ~1 delta mag, ~2".  I'm surprised I could get it, the clean disks and contrast of the mask helps. 
03h 38m 25.78s +17° 35' 57.2" P.A. 268.00 sep 2.0 mag 9.32,10.19 Sp A5 dist. 51.36 pc (167.54 l.y.)

STF 424 AB: 203; 333x: Transparency hurting the view, but I can still see the faint pair, wide, ~1 delta mag.  Physical.
03h 39m 10.83s +27° 57' 23.3" P.A. 313.00 sep 10.1 mag 8.87,11.46 Sp A0 dist. 212.77 pc (694.06 l.y.)

STF 427 AB: 203; 333x: Nice airy disks, slightly blue-white, wide, ~1 delta mag.  Physical.
03h 40m 38.77s +28° 46' 24.0" P.A. 207.00 sep 7.0 mag 7.41,7.84 Sp A1V+A2V dist. 113.12 pc (369 l.y.)

A 987 AB: 203; 333x: Exceptionally fine pair, faint, significant delta mag, ~1" 
03h 42m 27.88s +29° 45' 50.4" P.A. 190.00 sep 1.1 mag 10.21,10.39 Sp F8

STF 435 AB: 203; 333x: Very wide, >1 delta mag.  Physical
03h 43m 06.52s +25° 40' 52.9" P.A. 3.00 sep 13.2 mag 7.20,8.87 Sp F3V

A 989 AB: 203; 333x: Faint but easy pair, near equal, ~3" 
03h 43m 27.49s +29° 35' 35.4" P.A. 357.00 sep 3.2 mag 9.85,10.39

STF 444 AB: 203; 333x: Very pretty unequal pair, A is blue-white and B a little red, wide.  Physical
03h 45m 48.82s +23° 08' 49.7" P.A. 338.00 sep 3.4 mag 6.91,10.09 Sp A0V dist. 121.36 pc (395.88 l.y.)

BU 536 AB: 203; 333x: Wow what a great pair.  B is a clean split ~1" right next to A, ~1 delta.  More amazing to see than I can describe.  Aitken had a measure of 0.15" in 1899.70.  Burnham discovered with the 18.5-inch at 0.4" and notes "It is important that the close pair should be watched and measured in the near future."  Physical, 885.64 year period, now widening.   
03h 46m 16.00s +24° 11' 23.5" P.A. 178.80 sep 1.0 mag 8.13,9.39 Sp A7V

BU 1052 AB: 508; 533x: Suspected at 333x, easily split with 533x & apodising mask, light orange stars ~1.5 delta.   Short period with 105.692-year period.  Burnham discovered with the 36-inch at 0.7".  Currently at apastron, close to the discovery separation, it will be difficult to notice change in the next 20 years, but after 2050 it will close rapidly.
05h 41m 40.34s -02° 53' 47.3" P.A. 183.10 sep 0.7 mag 6.68,8.22 Sp A9IV-V dist. 80.71 pc (263.28 l.y.)

FOX 142 AB: 508; 205x: Attractive white star and ~3 delta mag light red B, ~6".
05h 42m 10.57s +13° 35' 30.7" P.A. 100.00 sep 5.9 mag 8.81,11.53 Sp A0 dist. 427.35 pc (1394.02 l.y.)

BU 1402 AB: 508; 205x: B just appears direct vision & brightens with averted, white A, nice small pair.  Not physical.  Discovered with the 40-inch at 9.5".
05h 47m 58.29s +12° 03' 55.9" P.A. 341.00 sep 10.8 mag 8.40,12.40 Sp F0

STF 797 AB: 508; 205x: Typical Struve, wide, two delta... nice pair
05h 48m 28.21s +04° 42' 14.0" P.A. 17.00 sep 7.3 mag 7.37,9.76 Sp A0 dist. 321.54 pc (1048.86 l.y.)

HU 40 AB: 508; 333x: Light orange A and two delta B, ~4" separation. 
05h 51m 08.25s +20° 08' 21.5" P.A. 18.00 sep 3.8 mag 9.10,10.10 Sp K0

HU 448 AB: 508; 333x: Blue-white, nearly 1 delta, pretty well split
05h 51m 53.76s +20° 37' 07.7" P.A. 238.00 sep 2.5 mag 9.25,11.13

STF 813 AB: 508; 333x: Blue-white pair, near equal, ~4" 
05h 54m 22.37s +18° 54' 01.6" P.A. 150.00 sep 3.1 mag 8.82,8.97 Sp A0 dist. 149.25 pc (486.85 l.y.)

BU 563 AB; 508; 333x: B is wide ~7", just visible with direct vision, brightens with averted.
05h 54m 37.44s +15° 30' 27.8" P.A. 186.00 sep 6.7 mag 8.01,11.10 Sp B9 dist. 281.69 pc (918.87 l.y.)

HO 20 AB: 508; 333x: B seen with direct vision, very faint, very large delta mag, both yellowish stars
05h 54m 55.20s +14° 13' 11.6" P.A. 279.00 sep 8.1 mag 6.75,11.80 Sp K0 dist. 218.82 pc (713.79 l.y.)

TDS3427 AB: 508; 333x:  Wow! very fine, near equal faint pair, nicely split.  I'm really surprised it wasn't discovered before since any one of the greats could have seen it -- I wonder if it is a physical binary and was at periastron 75-150 years ago, and only now coming to view?  Three observations so far...
05h 55m 34.58s +18° 44' 56.8" P.A. 43.00 sep 1.3 mag 10.96,11.31

A 2439 AB: 508; 333x: ~1 delta mag, ~3", not difficult 
05h 56m 49.63s +18° 22' 12.2" P.A. 146.00 sep 2.3 mag 9.28,10.60 Sp A0

HU 449 AB: 508; 333x: B revealed with averted vision, and I can hold it direct with foveal coaxing.
05h 56m 53.56s +21° 20' 35.1" P.A. 342.00 sep 3.1 mag 9.50,12.70 Sp F5

COU 376 AB: 508; 333x: Very faint, slightly unequal, most of the time an elongated smudge but  resolve with seeing. 
05h 58m 12.15s +20° 55' 22.3" P.A. 297.00 sep 0.8 mag 10.62,10.96 Sp A0

BU 894 AB: 508; 333x: Bright white A, B just appears with direct vision, brightens with averted, wide.  Discovered with the 18.5-inch at 5.1", no change. 
06h 16m 31.78s +19° 00' 47.5" P.A. 134.00 sep 5.1 mag 7.29,11.60 Sp F6V

HO 23 BC: 508; 333x: Excellent!  BC is very delicate, very close to bright C, very faint and just appears with direct vision.  Part of the widely separated S 509 AB.
06h 14m 14.70s +14° 26' 55.0" P.A. 245.00 sep 3.1 mag 8.04,11.52 Sp A5V dist. 152.67 pc (498.01 l.y.)

KUI 24 AB: 508; 667x: Bright white, olive shape is the best I can see.  Physical with 260-year period, it will tighten to invisibility the next 15 years. 
06h 14m 28.59s +17° 54' 22.8" P.A. 145.00 sep 0.2 mag 6.29,7.16 Sp A6m dist. 162.07 pc (528.67 l.y.)

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