October 17, 2006: To help provide a consistent style for my double star sketches, the above sketch is a digital update to the original sketch.
Observation Notes:
The primary star was a brilliant yellow with a tinge of orange. The secondary color was either white or blue. It was hard to tell with contrast effects from the brilliant primary. They were aligned NW to SE at a position angle of about 315° and a separation of about 150″. This matches up pretty nicely with the AL measurements of 320° and 142″. (Woo!…?)
Subject | Double/Multiple Star: Epsilon Pegasi (S 798) |
Classification | Triple Star |
Position | Pegasus [RA: 21:44:12 / Dec: +09:52]* |
Separation* | 142″ |
Magnitudes* | 2.4, 8.4 |
Position Angle* | 320° |
Date/Time | 08/01/05 – 11:40 PM |
Observing Loc. | Flagstaff, AZ – Home |
Instrument | Orion SVP 6LT Reflector (150 mm dia./1200 mm F/L) |
Eyepieces/Mag. | 10 mm (120X) |
Conditions | Partly cloudy, calm, 63°F |
Seeing | 6/10 |
Transparency | NELM Mag 5.2 |
*Based on published data.