15 July 2005

Observing Location	PSC oval
Observational Period	1655-1700 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	It was hazy, hot and humid with a very light breeze blowing. There were no coluds. The haze was very uniform and easy to see through to the Sun. There was some light boiling at the limb. Transparency Good Seeing Good
Instruments	Canon 15x50 Image Stabilized binoculars with Baader AstroSolar filter film - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target	Sunspots
Constellation	Gem
Category	Solar
Time	15Jun05; 1655 EDT
Comments	I thought I saw something yesterday on SpaceWeather.com about the sun being very active but there is only one group with two small spots visible to me and they are about to rotate off the disk. 790 SW quadrant. This is a group composed of two small spots, one smaller than the other, that are approaching the limb. They are surrounded by a void area.   Groups Spots R Northern Hemisphere 0 0 0 Southern Hemisphere 1 2 12 Total 1 2 12 NOAA Boulder Sunspot Number 61 R = 10 * Groups + Spots

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Observing Location	Metropolitan Oval, Bronx, NY
Observational Period	2215-2230 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	It was warm and very humid. The only star I could see anywhere was Arcturus. The clouds were covering up the haze as I watched. After being outside for 30-45 minutes and felt clammy so went back home. Transparency Nil Seeing Unknown
Instruments	Canon 15x50 Image Stabilized binoculars - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Naked-eye Limiting Magnitude Observations	N - E - Zenith 0.02 W -1.9 S - Star Magnitude Arcturus α Boo -0.02 Jupiter -1.9

Target	Juputer
Constellation	Vir
Category	Planet
Time	15Jun05; 2215 EDT
Comments	Only two moons visible, widely spaced on the right side. Planetarium says there should be two more close on the left side. But J-Moons says all the moons are on the same side, as does Jovian. After observing the moon briefly I went back to look at Jupiter again but it was covered by clouds.

Target	Moon
Constellation	Lib
Category	Lunar
Time	15Jun05; 2230 EDT
Comments	I saw a large feature about where I think I should have been looking, and nothing else as prominent near the terminator in Nubium, so guess I found it. Explore under-rated crater Bullialdus. Once again, we're in the southern quadrant of the Moon near the terminator. Even binoculars can make out this crater with ease near the center of Mare Nubium. If you're scoping - power up - this one is fun! Very similar to Copernicus, note Bullialdus' thick, terraced walls and central peak. If you examine the area around it carefully, you can note it is a much newer crater than shallow Lubiniezsky to its north and almost non-existant Kies to the south. On Bullialdus southern flank, it's easy to make out both its A and B craters, as well as the interesting little Koenig to the southwest.