Two Cuesta College Teams Observe Albireo
Abstract
Two student teams observed the visual double star Albireo. One team used an 8 inch telescope while the other team used an 11 inch telescope. The teams found the separation to be 35.4" and 36.0", respectively. The 8 inch team measured the position angle to be 54.7°. Both separation measurements and the position angle measurement of the 8 inch telescope are close to the most recent observation in the Washington Double Star catalog. The 11 inch team's position angle had an unresolved problem.
- Publication:
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Journal of Double Star Observations
- Pub Date:
- January 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013JDSO....9...58J