Friday, October 18, 2013

My Observation Log

Thursday September 26,  2013       8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Weather: Clear
Visibility: Good
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Prominent Stars: Polaris, Altair, Vega, Deneb, Alberio
Planets: Venus (towards the end)
Constellations: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Orion, Aquarius, Cygnus, Aquila, Lyra



Monday September 30,  2013          9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Visibility:  Fair
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Prominent Stars: Polaris, Vega
Planets: Venus
Constellations: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Lyra



Friday, October 4, 2013                   9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Visibility: Fair
Moon Phase: going into new moon
Prominent Stars: Altair, Polaris
Planets: Venus
Constellations: Aquila, Ursa Minor, Ursa Major



Saturday, October 5, 2013               9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Visibility: Fair
Moon Phase: New Moon – day 1
Prominent Stars: Altair, Vega, Polaris
Planets: Venus
Constellations: Mainly saw Aquila


Sunday, October 6, 2013                  9:00pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Visibility: Not good
Moon Phase: New Moon Waxing Crescent
Prominent Stars: Altair, Vega, Deneb, Alberio
Planets: Was surprising unable to see Venus or any other planets
Constellations: Aquila, Lyra, Cygnus, (was able to make out Ursa Minor, but did not specifically see Polaris)



Friday, October 11, 2013                 9:00pm – 11:00pm
Location: Tampa, Florida
Weather: Clear
Visibility: Good
Moon Phase: First Quarter – day 1
Prominent Stars: Altair, Vega, Thuban, Polaris
Planets:
Constellations: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Aquarius, , Sagittarius, Scorpius, Serpens, Orion, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor



Saturday, October 12, 2013                          9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Weather: Clear
Visibility: Good
Moon Phase: First Quarter – Waxing Gibbous
Prominent Stars:  Thuban, Polaris
Planets: Venus
Constellations: Ursa Minor, Ursa Major, (used my app to attempt finding Thuban and Draco but could not see it very well)



Tuesday, October 15, 2013              9:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Sarasota, Florida 
Weather: Clear
Visibility: Good
Moon Phase: First Quarter – Waxing Gibbous
Prominent Stars: Polaris, Altair, Vega, Thuban, Polaris, Deneb, Alberio
Planets: Venus and I thought I also saw Uranus, but I am not the best at observing planets (yet)
Constellations: Aquila, Draco, Cygnus, Ursa Minor, Lyra, Sagittarius, Scorpius

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