Monday April 7, 2014 8:00-10:00
Location: Sarasota, FL
Instruments used: Naked eye, binoculars
Weather: Good
Visibility: Fair – some low lying clouds
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Stars: Alphard, Aldebaren, Rigel, Gamma Leonis, Castor,
Pollux, Betelguese
Planets: Jupiter
Constellations: Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Orion, Hydra
Observations: A pretty night, nice for observing,
Monday, April 14, 2014 2:30
a.m. – 3:30 a.m.
Location: Sarasota, FL
Instruments used: Naked eye, binoculars
Weather: Good
Visibility: Great
Moon Phase: Full Moon,
woke up to see “blood moon” eclipse
Stars:
Planets:
Constellations:
Observations: Best view 3:06 a.m. great visibility full
eclipse – more red hue when viewed with the naked eye – well worth getting up
for. I’m sure there were also constellations to be recorded, however I woke up
to sit out and watch the blood moon, in other words this is not my most detailed
observation.
Monday, April 21, 2014 8:00-10:00
Location: Sarasota, FL
Instruments used: Naked eye, binoculars
Weather: Good
Visibility: Great
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Stars: Regulus, Spica, Cor Caroli, Gamma Leoni, Alpha
Centauri, Beta Centauri
Planets: Jupiter
Constellations: Centaurus, Gemini, Virgo, Leo, Leo Minor,
Canes Ventici
Observations: Another successful observation night, studying
the last of the constellations allowed me to identify Alpha Centauri
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