13 June 2005

Observing Location	Parkchester South Condominium oval, The Bronx, NY
Observational Period	1605-1615 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	HHH. There was so much cloud passing over the sun that I wasn't able to see much through it. Transparency Poor Seeing Good
Instruments	Canon 15x50 Image Stabilized binoculars with Baader AstroSolar filter film - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target	Sunspots
Constellation	Tau
Category	Solar
Time	13Jun05; 1605
Comments	The Sun looks a lot simpler today. There are only two spot groups remaining that I can see and they appear not to be as complex as they had been. But there is too much cloud over the sun to see much detail.   Groups Spots R Northern Hemisphere 1 2 12 Southern Hemisphere 1 3 13 Total 2 5 25 NOAA Boulder Sunspot Number 73 R = 10 * Groups + Spots

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Observing Location	Metropolitan Oval, Parkchester, The Bronx, NY
Observational Period	1915-2200 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	HHH. I was fighting with the clouds and trees to see Jupiter. Not much else was visible Transparency Good Seeing Good I am not sure how you evaluate transparency when it is good in the gaps between the clouds but it is hard to find gaps to see through.
Instruments	Canon 15x50 Image Stabilized binoculars - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target	Moon
Constellation
Category	Lunar
Time	13Jun05; 1916 EDT
Comments	1916 EDT While walking ip to the oval I noticed the quarter noom up 50-60º in a cloud of gnats and a gap in the cirrostratus clouds. I didn't have my binoculars at the time so could only say that it appeared 50% illuminated. 2043 EDT After it got darker and I had my binoculars the terminator looked concave into the grighter side of the moon. The terminator was just east of Mare Serenitatis.

Target	Jupiter
Constellation	Vir
Category	Planet
Time	13Jun05; 2032 EDT
Comments	One of my online resources advised me that the moonw of Jupiter would be equidistant. I wasn't sure what this meant since there are four moons and none of them ever get above the poles of the planet to be equidistant from each other and the planet. It turns out that Io, Europa and Callisto were all clumped up on the western side of the planet and appeared nearly equidistant from the planet. 2032 EDT Visible about 5º above the apartment buildings. 2122 EDT Ganymede was alone on the east side and Io, Europa and Callisto were bunched up close to the planet on the west. I could see two of the moons. The upper one appeared taller than the other and was probably two moons I couldn't split. Graphic from Javascript AstroTools - Jupiter Tool Graphic from Starry Night Starter The graphics generated by the two programs do not agree with eachother regarding the location of Callisto. Starry Night more nearly agrees with what I observed. 2149 EDT I could see two points of light to the west, the brighter one on top. The bright one now appears circulat but had bone back behind the clouds before I could tell much about it. Graphic from Javascript AstroTools - Jupiter Tool Graphic from Starry Night Starter