8 September 2005

Observing Location	TotL
Observational Period	2000-2100 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	warm, some humidity, no wind. Lights from the buildings are very diffuse. Mostly cloudy giving way to high clouds. Gray sky. Transparency Fair Seeing ?
Instruments	Naked-eye Observing
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Naked-eye Limiting Magnitude Observations

N 4.90 E 3.50 Zenith 4.38 W 3.94 S 3.10 Star Magnitude Scorpius, The Scorpion Graffius β Sco 2.64/4/94 Dschubba δ Sco 2.34 Antares α Sco 0.98 μ Sco 3.10/3.59 Shaula &lambda Sco & Lesath υ Sco 1.95/2.71 Sagittarius, The Archer Kaus Australis ε Sgr 1.87 Nunki ο Sgr 2.04 Kaus Borealis γ Sgr 2.83 Aquila, The Eagle Altair α Aql 0.79 Tarazed γ Aql 2.74 θ Aql 3.25 Deneb el Okab ζ Aql 3.01 ε Aql 4.04 δ Aql 3.38 Cygnus, The Swan δ Cyg 2.89 Sadr γ Cyg 2.22 Gienah Cygni ε Cyg 2.48 Deneb α Cyg 1.30 Cepheus, The King Alderamin α Cep 2.46 δ Cep 3.77 Garnet Star μ Cep 4.10 η Cep 3.45 Alfirk β Cep 3.25 Alrai γ Cep 3.23 ι Cep 3.54 Cassiopeia, The Queen Caph β Cas (1 Cas) 2.29 Schedar α Cas (2 Cas) 2.25 Achird η Cas 3.46 γ Cas (3 Cas) 2.49 Ruchbah δ Cas (4 Cas) 2.70 Andromeda, The Chained Maiden Alpheratz α And 2.08 γ And 2.28/4.86 Pegasus, The Winged Horse Scheat β Peg 2.44 Matar η Peg 2.96 μ Peg 3.50 Bootes, The Herdsman Mufrid η Boo 2.70 Arcturus α Boo -0.02 Izar ε Boo 2.72 ρ Boo 3.60 Seginus γ Boo 3.05 δ Boo 3.50 Nekkar β Boo 3.52 Corona Borealis, The Northern Crown Alphecca α CrB 2.25 Hercules, The Stronman Kornephoros β Her 2.79 ζ Her 2.83 η Her 3.55 π Her 3.18 Sarin δ Her 3.16 ε Her 3.94 Lyra, The Lyre Vega α Lyr 0.05 zeta Lyra 4.38 Sulafat γ Lyr 3.26 Sheliak β Lyr 3.47 Ursa Minor, The Little Bear Polaris α UMi 2.04 Kochab β UMi 2.10 Pherkad γ UMi 3.07/5.04 Draco, The Dragon η Dra 2.76 Aldhibah ζ Dra 3.19 ψ Dra 4.90 Nodus Secundus δ Dra 3.09 Eltanin γ Dra 2.25 Rastaban β Dra 2.81 Ed Asich ι Dra 3.31

Target	Moon
Constellation	Lib
Category	Lunar
Time	8Sep05; 2044 EDT
Comments	Setting into the San Remo. Verry orange.

Target	Iridium Flare
Constellation	Cam
Category	Satellite
Time	8Sep05; 2056 EDT
Comments	Iridium 96. Very bright but maybe not as bright as -7. Relying on the Palm alarm I nearly missed it. The alarm went off as soon as I set iy and not again. Brightened as it was falling into the notch in the trees to the left of the police precinct.