19 December 2004

18 December 2004

Observing
Location		Parkchester South Condominium Oval, The Bronx, NY
Atmospheric
Conditions		It looked like it was getting cloudy around sunset but when I sent out to dinner around 8 I could see stars so walked up to the oval for some stargazing without equipment or Planetarium. The sky was a little gray but I was able to see and identify some constellations. After dinner the sky was covered with small puffy clouds and only an occasional star shone through briefly between them. The moon was still able to burn through them.
InstrumentsNaked-eye Observing
Observing
Party		Charlie Ridgway

TargetConstellations
Constellation
CategoryConstellations
Time18Dec04; 2010 EST
CommentsThe sky was a little gray to milky but I was still able to see enough bright stars to identify the following constellations
  • Cassiopeia, The Queen
  • Andromeda, The Maiden
  • Perseus, The Hero
  • Pegasus, The Winged Horse
  • Gemini, The Twins
  • Orion, The Hunter
  • Cygnus, The Swan
From a stationary position I could make out at least two of The Kids in Auriga and while walking I could see θ Ori and ι Ori in Orion's Sword. Saturn was visible low on the horizon to the lower right of Pollux's feet.

posted by Charlie at 11:32

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