Sunday, January 13, 2008

1/10 Observation

Date: 1/10
Time: 7:15-9:00
Location: Field off of Hawkins Road

Clouds: 5% until 8:45 when the clouds started rolling in.
Temperature: 68 degrees
Moon: The moon was not visible from our location.
Light Pollution: At a minimal, could see the pollution from Venice reflecting from the clouds.
Tools: Green laser, binoculars, telescope, and eyes.

Constellations: Cygnus, Eridanus, Monoceros, Gemini, Orion, Perseus, Cepheus, Draco, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia, Pegasus, Andromeda, Pisces, Aries, Cetus, and Taurus.

Planets/Stars: Mars, Deneb, Polaris, Castor, Pollux, Capella, Pleiades, Algol, and Mira.

M Objects:M1 (Crab Nebula), M42, M35, M31, M36, and M37.

Misc: Great Square, andcirclet.

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