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OBSERVING
All things equal (Seldom) - Aperture Rules Seeing
is Critical, Dark Sky
shows more, In Dark Sky w/ Fair : Eye, Optics,
Transparency, & Seeing
(with exceptions):
Eye - Mag 6, Separation 500 Arc Seconds
50mm Binos - Mag 9, Separation 4 +/- Arc Seconds
90mm Scope - Mag 10, Separation 3 Arc Seconds
4" Scope - Mag 11, Separation
2 Arc Seconds
8" Scope - Mag 12, Separation 1.5 Arc Second
Purkinje Effect - Human Eye less sensitive to color in low lite.
More
sensitive to Blue & Green, makes Dim Star near Brite Star appear more
Green or
Blue than if seen isolated.
Dazzel Effect - Human Eye sees more White with increased briteness of Star.
Increased Aperture increases Dazzeling.
Contrast Color Effect - Human Eye sees Color/Tint more intensely if
Star seen
near Star of Contrasting Color/Tint
Analogous Hughes Effect - Human Eye sees Color/Tint less distinctly
if Star
seen near Star of similar Color/Tint
DEFINITIONS
Averted Vision - Concentrating on object not in Center of Vision.
Periphery
more Lite Sensitive in Dark. Cones more concentrated in Center of
Vision
Rods in Periphery
Components - Stars in Double or Multiple Star System
Dark Adaptation - Process by which Human Eye more sensitive to Lite. Most
Adaptation occurs 15-20 mins., then for 30-45 mins. Eye produces
chemical
to further increase Lite Sensitivity
Direct Vision - Concentrating on object in Center of Vision
Double Star - 2 Stars that appear close
Naked Eye Double - 2 Stars that appear
close to the Naked Eye
(1) Optical Double - 2 Stars that appear
close in a Telescope
(2) Optical Double - 2 Stars that appear
close in a Telescope, but are not
Gravitationally Bound
Binary - 2 Stars that are Gravitationally
Bound, in Mutual Orbit
Non Visual Binary - 2 Stars Gravitationally Bound, but not
Optically Visible
Multiple Star - 2+ Stars that appear close
Naked Eye Multiple - 2+ Stars that
appear close to Naked Eye
(1) Optical Multiple - 2+ Stars
that appear close in Scope
(2) Optical Multiple - 2+ Stars
that appear close in Scope, but not (all)
Gravitationally Bound
Multiple Star System - 2+ Stars
Gravitationally Bound, in Mutual Orbits
Position Angle - Direction of Secondary/Component from
Primary, measured
Clockwise from North as 0
Primary - usually the britest Star of Double or Multiple Star
Secondary - usually dimmer of Double Star
Seeing - how Steady Telescope Image is, effected by : Tube Currents -
Turbulence & Temp. Differences in Telescope
Ground Seeing - Turbulence &
Temp. Differences in Observing Area
Atmospheric Seeing - Turbulence &
Temp. Differences in Atmosphere
Transparency - Clearness of Sky
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