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5: Alpha Leonis - Zeta Ursae
Majoris
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OBJECT: Alpha
Leonis |
TELESCOPE: Meade 10"
f/10 SCT |
| DATE: 05.30.1996 |
TIME: 12:15
am EDT
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| TRANSPARENCY: Fair |
SEEING: Good |
| MAGNIFICATION: 179x |
LOCATION: Kalamazoo
Twp.
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COMMENTS: The
primary star (Regulus) is by far the brightest. It has a
yellowish color to it. The secondary is faint, but easy to see.
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OBJECT: Gamma
Leonis
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TELESCOPE:
Meade 10" f/10 SCT |
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DATE: 05.30.1996
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TIME: 12:21
am EDT
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| TRANSPARENCY: Fair |
SEEING: Good |
| MAGNIFICATION: 373x |
LOCATION: Kalamazoo
Twp. |
| COMMENTS: This pair of
stars is almost identical in appearance. They are very close in
magnitude and color (golden-yellow). It almost has a three
dimensional quality to it. The primary seems to be the closer of
the two. |
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OBJECT: 54
Leonis
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TELESCOPE:
Meade 10" f/10 SCT |
| DATE: 05.30.1996 |
TIME: 12:34
am EDT
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| TRANSPARENCY: Fair |
SEEING: Good |
| MAGNIFICATION: 192x |
LOCATION: Kalamazoo
Twp. |
COMMENTS: The
primary star is bright and light blue in color. The secondary is
noticeably fainter and dark blue in color. This
pair also has a three dimensional look to it. The primary again
appears to be the closer of the two.
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OBJECT: N
Hydrae
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TELESCOPE:
Meade 10" f/10 SCT |
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| DATE: 05.07.1997 |
TIME: 12:34
am EDT
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| TRANSPARENCY: Fair |
SEEING: Fair |
| MAGNIFICATION: 96x |
LOCATION:
Portage, MI |
COMMENTS: Two
yellow stars of equal magnitude.
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OBJECT: Delta
Corvi
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TELESCOPE:
Meade 10" f/10 SCT |
| DATE: 05.07.1997 |
TIME: 12:03
am EDT
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| TRANSPARENCY: Fair |
SEEING: Fair |
| MAGNIFICATION: 96x |
LOCATION:
Portage, MI
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COMMENTS: The
primary outshines the dull secondary star by several magnitudes.
The primary is bright white and the fainter companion is dark white or
gray.
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OBJECT: 24
Coma Berenices
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TELESCOPE:
Meade 10" f/10 SCT |
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| DATE: 07.04.1996 |
TIME: 12:35
am EDT
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| TRANSPARENCY: Good |
SEEING: Good |
| MAGNIFICATION: 96x |
LOCATION: Kalamazoo
Twp. |
COMMENTS: The
bright star in this system is a golden-yellow spectacle. The
other star is azure (or blue) in color. Another double star
similar to Albireo. How many of these look-a-likes are there?
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OBJECT: Gamma Virginis
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TELESCOPE:
Meade 10" f/10 SCT |
| DATE: 05.07.1997 |
TIME: 12:22 am EDT |
| TRANSPARENCY: Fair |
SEEING: Fair |
| MAGNIFICATION: 192x |
LOCATION:
Portage, MI
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COMMENTS: Two
bright white stars of equal magnitude and very close together.
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OBJECT: 32
Camelopardalis
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TELESCOPE:
Meade 10" f/10 SCT |
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DATE: 05.10.1996
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TIME: 10:30
pm EDT
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| TRANSPARENCY:
Good |
SEEING:
Good |
| MAGNIFICATION: 96x |
LOCATION:
Schoolcraft, MI |
| COMMENTS: This pair of
stars are nearly identical. They are both bright and
blue-white. I believe the northern most star is the
brightest. They look like "beady blue eyes". |
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OBJECT:
Al. Canum Venaticorium
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TELESCOPE:
Meade 10" f/10 SCT |
| DATE: 05.30.1996 |
TIME: 12:51
am EDT
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| TRANSPARENCY:
Fair |
SEEING: Good |
| MAGNIFICATION: 96x |
LOCATION:
Kalamazoo Twp. |
COMMENTS: The primary
is a brilliant white star. The secondary is also white, but a few
magnitudes fainter.
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OBJECT: Zeta Ursae
Majoris
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TELESCOPE: Meade
10" f/10 SCT |
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| DATE: 05.30.1996 |
TIME: 12:47 am EDT |
| TRANSPARENCY:
Fair |
SEEING: Good |
| MAGNIFICATION: 96x |
LOCATION: Kalamazoo
Twp. |
COMMENTS: This
is the famous double star in the middle of the handle of the Big
Dipper. The primary star (Mizar A) is the by far the brightest
and is blue-white in color. The secondary (Mizar B) is fainter
but of similar color. Alcor, the "nearby" companion, is also blue
in color.
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