Thursday, October 17, 2013

Observation

Observation Log Entry:

Date: October 13, 2013
Time:  8:00 - 10:00 PM
Place: My Backyard
Sky Conditions: Mostly clear skies. Waxing gibbous moon.

Instruments Used: binoculars (10X50)

Planets: Venus

Bright Stars noted: The Summer Triangle was visible in the northwestern parts of the sky. Polaris.

Constellations noted: Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Scorpius, Sagittarius, and Hercules, faintly observed Pegasus

Binary Stars: none

Deep Sky Objects: none clearly visible with binoculars

Other:
The Milky Way faintly visible through Scorpius, Sagittarius, Aquila, and Cygnus.

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