Date: December 15th, 2013
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Place: Backyard
Instruments Used: binoculars (10x50)
Sky Conditions: Mostly clear, with some faint & wispy clouds. Moon: full.
Instruments Used: naked eye observations, no binoculars/telescopes
Planets: Venus
Bright Stars noted: Deneb, Alberio, Gamma Andromeda, Betelgeuse, Rigel
Constellations noted: Taurus, Andromeda, Cygnus, Orion, Fornax
Binary Star: Alberio: one star bright blue, the other (lower to right) yellow. Gamma Andromeda: color difference - blue and golden.
Deep Sky Objects: M45, The Pleiades: located in Taurus; seven brightest stars go under the name "The Seven Sisters"
M31, "The Andromeda Galaxy", located in Andromeda
M42, "The Orion Nebula", celestial nursery, located in Orion, four star system known as "The Trapezium"
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