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1 Zone Master, Normal View, 10 deg FOV, Master Map Normal View β Zubeneschamali ε δ ξ ' ' ' ' ' ' γ η ο Libra 16h 00m 15h 52m 15h 44m 15h 36m 15h 28m 15h 20m 15h 12m 15h 04m 14h 56m

2 , Map 1 Normal Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. h4779 h4758 STF 1925 STF 1914 Holden 23 ur 119 Hough 391 os 2781 δ NGC ' ' ' ' ' Sh 202 Zubeneschamaliβ eta Lib 15h 30m 15h 25m 15h 20m 15h 15m 15h 10m 15h 05m 15h 00m

3 , Map 1 Mirror Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. NGC 5812 δ Hough 391 os 2781 ur 119 Holden 23 STF 1914 STF 1925 h ' ' ' ' ' β Zubeneschamali eta Lib Sh h 00m 15h 05m 15h 10m 15h 15m 15h 20m 15h 25m 15h 30m

4 , Map 2 Normal Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. ε STF 1939 NGC ' ' ' ' ' ur h 30m 15h 25m 15h 20m 15h 15m 15h 10m 15h 05m 15h 00m

5 , Map 2 Mirror Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. 18 Lib ε STF ' ' ' ' ' NGC 5878 ur h 00m 15h 05m 15h 10m 15h 15m 15h 20m 15h 25m 15h 30m

6 , Map 3 Normal Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. STF 3100 STF 3097 STF STF 3094 STF ' ' ' ' ' Hipparcos h 00m 15h 55m 15h 50m 15h 45m 15h 40m 15h 35m 15h 30m

7 , Map 3 Mirror Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. STF 3094 STF STF 3096 STF 3097 STF ' ' ' ' ' Hipparcos h 30m 15h 35m 15h 40m 15h 45m 15h 50m 15h 55m 16h 00m

8 , Map 4 Normal Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. STF 1966 Torino Obs 60 ur ' ' ' ' ' Hussey 478 Gamma Lib Howe 37 γ 16h 00m 15h 55m 15h 50m STF 3095 Glasenapp 11 15h 45m 15h 40m 15h 35m 15h 30m

9 , Map 4 Mirror Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. Torino Obs 60 ur 33 STF ' ' ' ' ' γ Gamma Lib Howe 37 Hussey 478 STF 3095 Glasenapp 11 15h 30m 15h 35m 15h 40m 15h 45m 15h 50m 15h 55m 16h 00m

10 23 Double Stars, 2 Galaxies os ur ur G Gamma Lib H h h Hipparcos Holden Hough Howe Hussey N NGC NGC S Sh STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF T Torino Obs

11 , Map 1 Double Stars Easy Holden 23 DS 9519; HD Rating: 3 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors G0 W W C W 1881: measurements. C 1 measurement. C11 at 193x. STF 1925 DS 9564; HD ; SO Rating: 3 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.85 G5 Y O C ? D ? E ? 1831: measurements. C, D and E, all 1 measurement

12 C8 at 83x. Diameter: = inches. Separation: = 1.16 miles; C = 12.8 miles; D = 24.2 miles; E = 42.0 miles. Distance (LY): 124 Total luminosity (Suns): Sh 202 HD ; SO Rating: 3 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 6.89 K2 V Y = 1993 K2 V Y C ? C : measurements. The stars share a large common proper motion. The primary is a spectroscopic binary of very high eccentricity, period of days. C 1 measurement. C is optical m star at 20 min shares proper motion of. C8 at 104x. Diameter: = 2.10 inches; = 26.1 inches. Separation: = 5.32 miles; C = 16.9 miles. Distance (LY): 65 Total luminosity (Suns):

13 STF 1914 HD ; SO Rating: 4 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors W G0 p 1827: measurements. The stars share common proper motion. C8 at 83x. Diameter: = 6.24; = 18.7 inches. Separation: = 29.6 miles. Distance (LY): 610 Total luminosity (Suns): 14 h4758 DS 9581 Rating: 4 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.62 F8 W W 1892: measurements. May be optical because Hipparcos gives different distances (135 and 49 light years). C11 at 98x

14 os 2781 HD ; SO Rating: 5 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.49 M ro! = 1996? 1893: measurements. C8 at 104x. Diameter: = 52.6 inches. Separation: = 373 miles. Distance (LY): 5,400 Total luminosity (Suns): 1,258 h4779 HD Rating: 5 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.59 K2 Y = 1991? 1892: measurements. C11 at 98x. Diameter: = 27.8 inches. Separation: = 31.3 miles. Distance (LY): 920 Total luminosity (Suns):

15 Moderate ur 119 DS 9497; HD Rating: 3 M Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.56 G0 W ! 1999 W C !! ? 1875: measurements. C 1906: measurements. C11 at 339x. Diameter: = 16.4 inches. Separation: = 2,640 feet; C = 16.4 miles. Distance (LY): 148 Total luminosity (Suns): 2.48 Hough 391 DS 9497; HD ; SO Rating: 5 M Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.72 G0 W ! 1997 W C ! ? 1891: measurements. C 1891: measurements. C8 at 280x. half-field sized 7m triangle lies about 1 deg S. Moderate field

16 Diameter: = 16.6 inches. Separation: = 1,690 feet; C = 5.37 miles. Distance (LY): 114 Total luminosity (Suns): Deep Sky Objects Moderate NGC 5812 Other Names: H I 71; PGC stronomical League Program: Herschel II Club Rating: 4 M Position: Type: Gal Class: E0 Magnitude: 11.2 Surface brightness: 12.6 Dimensions: 2.4' P: 130 C8 at 104x. Very quickly brightens to the center, but not quite a stellar nucleus. Moderate field. Distance (LY): 88,000,000 Total luminosity (Suns): 16,600,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +2,

17 , Map 2 Double Stars Easy STF 1939 DS 9640; HD ; SO Rating: 3 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.80 G0 Y O 1830: measurements. C8 at 65x. Diameter: = 16.7 inches. Separation: = 4.87 miles. Distance (LY): 329 Total luminosity (Suns): 8-8 -

18 Deep Sky Objects Easy NGC 5878 Other Names: PGC 54364, H III 736 stronomical League Program: Herschel II Club Rating: 3 E Position: Type: Gal Class: S(s)b Magnitude: 11.5 Surface brightness: 12.9 Dimensions: 2' x 1.4' P: 90 This galaxy produced supernova 1988H (type II). C8 at 63x Very bright nucleus and significant halo (out to about 30"). Two bright stars share the field (one E, one N). Distance (LY): 90,000,000 Total luminosity (Suns): 16,000,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +1,991 NGC 5878 Galaxy (S:(s)bc II or II-III) Observed with C8 on7/26/03 Magnification: 64x Louisburg Lake (SKC star party) - 9 -

19 , Map 3 Double Stars Easy STF 1962 DS 9728; HD ; SO Rating: 1 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 6.45 F6 V W F6 IV W 1825: measurements. Star is a spectroscopic binary. The stars share common proper motion. C8 at 104x. Webb called it "a striking object." Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: = 4.20 inches; = 12.4 inches. Separation: = 1.50 miles. Distance (LY): 81 Total luminosity (Suns): 2.47 STF 1962 Observed with C8 on 5/20/95; s7, t8 Magnification: 104x

20 , Map 4 Double Stars Easy Howe 37 DS 9743 Rating: 3 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.87 F8/G0 V W = yw 1876: measurements. C11 at 98x. Diameter: = 3.45 inches. Separation: = 2.08 miles. Distance (LY): 248 Total luminosity (Suns): 2.24 STF 1966 HD ; SO Rating: 3 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.27 F8 W F8 W 1831: measurements. The stars share common proper motion. Quadrant reversal?

21 C8 at 104x. Diameter: = 16.1 inches; = 16.2 inches. Separation: = 6.95 miles. Distance (LY): 193 Total luminosity (Suns): 1.1 Hussey 478 DS 9773; HD Rating: 4 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.74 F0 V W = No C W 1902: measurements. C 1904: measurements. C8 at 104x. Diameter: = 5.70 inches. Separation: = 792 feet; C = 2.48 miles. Distance (LY): 25 Total luminosity (Suns): Torino Obs 60 HD Rating: 5 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors G5 W = 1991 W

22 1906: measurements. C8 at 104x. Moderate ur 33 Doolittle; DS 9680 Rating: 5 M Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.71 F8 V W ? C ? D ? E ! ? 1875: measurements. C 1898: measurements. CD 1897: : measurements. E 1898: measurements. C8 at 516x. Diameter: = 3.60 inches. Separation: = 1.35 miles; C = 109 miles; CD = 2.74 miles; E = 9.32 miles. Distance (LY): 280 Total luminosity (Suns):

23 Gamma Lib Rating: 5 M 38 Lib; Goecking 1; Goldschmidt 1; DS 9704; HD ; SO Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 3.91 K0 III yg ? 1878: measurements. The primary is an infra-red source. C8 at 83x. Star is very faint. Note the 11m star 178. Diameter: = 46.2 inches. Separation: = 9.91 miles. Distance (LY): 152 Total luminosity (Suns): 50.1 Hipparcos 2205 SO Rating: 4 E Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.68 F2 W W? 1895: measurements. C11 at 98x. Diameter: = 12.8 inches. Separation: = 45.5 miles. Distance (LY): 2,700 Total luminosity (Suns):

24 Moderate STF 3094 DS 9732 Rating: 3 M Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.93 G0 W W 1831: measurements. C11 at 339x. STF 1962, about 12 min S, is stunning! Diameter: = 17.9 inches. Separation: = 2.34 miles. Distance (LY): 600 Total luminosity (Suns): 13.6 STF 3096 DS 9785; HD Rating: 3 M Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.93 G5 W W 1831: measurements. C8 at 516x. Diameter: = 21.6 inches. Separation: = 1.00 mile. Distance (LY): 165 Total luminosity (Suns):

25 STF 3097 DS 9805 Rating: 4 M Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.72 G0 W W 1831: measurements. Hipparcos/Tycho data show different distances for these stars; they may be optical. C8 at 516x. Diameter: = 18.6 inches. Separation: = 1,267 feet. Distance (LY): 39 Total luminosity (Suns): 0.03 STF 3100 DS 9837 Rating: 4 M Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors W = O? 1831: measurements. C11 at 98x

26 Difficult 19 DS 9759 Rating: 3 D Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors G0 W W 1899: measurements. C11 at 634x. Diameter: = 19. inches. Separation: = 1.00 mile. Distance (LY): 381 Total luminosity (Suns):

27 Mini-Catalog Double Stars Designation Position Rating Map Component Mag Separation P STF E Holden E 1 C STF E 1 STF E 2 Sh E 1 Howe E 4 STF E 4 STF E 1 h E 1 Hipparcos E 3 Hussey E 4 os E 1 h E 1 Torino Obs E 4 ur M 1 STF M 3 STF M 3 STF M 3 STF M 3 C D E C C C C = = !! = = = 18 = 357 = 277 -! 71 +!!

28 Designation Position Rating Map Component Mag Separation P Hough M 1 C ! 96 -! ! ur M 4 Gamma Lib M D 3 C D E ! Deep Space Objects Specifications Object Position Rating Map Type Mag Surface r NGC E 2 Gal (S(s)b) NGC M 1 Gal (E1) Pop

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