25 June 2005

Observing Location	Wagner Park, New York, NY Lat 40.7538, Long -73.9836
Observational Period	1930-2130 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Lots of clouds, had to watch between them as they drifted across
Instruments	Canon 15x50 Image Stabilized binoculars with Baader AstroSolar filter film- Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target	Sun
Constellation	Gem
Category	Solar
Time	25Jun05; 2003 EDT
Comments	Lots of boiling. It feels like the Sun is boiling off to the north which is the direction the wind is blowing. If you center on the sun and don't move the binoculars the planets should be in the field of view 95 minutes later. I am not that patient. Nice sea breeze but moist.

Target	Jupiter
Constellation	Vir
Category	Planet
Time	25Jun05; 2043 EDT
Comments	Visible naked-eye. No moons visible.

Target	Venus
Constellation	Gem
Category	Planet
Time	25Jun05; 2105 EDT
Comments	Venus is visible naked-eye.

Target	Venus, Saturn and Mercury
Constellation	Gem
Category	Planet
Time	25Jun05, 2105 EDT
Comments	All three planets are visible in the same FOV. Saturn and Mercury appear equally bright

Target	Mercury
Constellation	Gem
Category	Planet
Time	25Jun05; 2112 EDT
Comments	Mercury is just visible naked-eye if I restrict my FOV to ~20°.

Target	Saturn
Constellation	Gem
Category	Planet
Time	25Jun05; 2115 EDT
Comments	Saturn is now visible naked-eye.

Target	Venus, Mercury and Saturn
Constellation	Gem
Category	Planet
Time	25Jun05; 2115 EDT
Comments	Venus is golden. Mercury is red and now brighter than Saturn. Saturn is a pink/gray.

Target	Jupiter
Constellation	Gem
Category	Planet
Time	25Jun05; 2125 EDT
Comments	One moon way out to the west, Callisto. Io is to the left but I can't see it. The haze is lit up around the planet.

Target	Venus, Mercury and Saturn
Constellation	Gem
Category	Planet
Time	25Jun05; 22128 EDT
Comments	Saturn has faded from view, Mercury is fading, and Venus is burning orange.

Target	Venus, Mercury and Saturn
Constellation	Gem
Category	Planet
Time	25Jun05; 2129 EDT
Comments	Mercury is gone and Venus is much less luminous and no longer visible naked-eye.

Target	Venus
Constellation	Gem
Category	Planet
Time	25Jun05; 2132 EDT
Comments	Venus is gone.

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Observing Location	TotL
Observational Period	2215-2230 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Hazy
Instruments	Canon 15x50 Image Stabilized binoculars - Charlie Tacahaschi 102 refractor -- Peter
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway Peter Tagatac This report is being transcribed 5 months after the observations and I don't remember if anyone else was there or not.

Target	Jupiter
Constellation	Vir
Category	Planet
Time	25June05; 2230 EDT
Comments	No moons visible in my binoculars. In the telescope two moons were visible, one on the upper band (SEB) to the right. A short while later Callisto became visible in the binoculars through a smaller ring of haze than was observed at Wagner Park. At 2320 the GRS was visible on the NEB just west of the meridian