29 April 2006

Location:	TotL and TPO The park was very crowded and it was difficult finding a seat with a view of the sun. As the sun dropped into the trees I had to move down to the SE corner of the Lawn
Time:	1700-1900
Atmospheric Conditions:	clear; light breeze; cooler than normal; variable boiling on the limb particularly as it got lower on the horizon Transparency Good Seeing Good
Instruments:	Canon 15x50 IS binocular - Charlie
Party:	Charlie Ridgway

Target:	Sunspots
Constellation:	Ari
Category:	Solar
Time:	20060429.1700

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Location:	TotL
Time:	2000-2230 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions:	clear; cool; breezy, mid-40s Transparency Good Seeing good
Instruments:	SAR - Charlie Fujinon 16x70 binocular - Tom
Observing Party:	Charlie Ridgway Tom Clabough

Target:	ISS
Constellation:
Category:	Satellite
Time:	20060429.20.56 EDT
Comments:	The pass started later than we were expecting and lasted longer. It ended in the NE rather than the N. It was fairly bright

Target:	Iridium 47
Constellation:	Cas
Category:	Satellite
Time:	20060429.21.29 EDT
Comments:	A nice fairly bright flare near Caph. Short lived and not spectacular at all.

Category:

Target:	M44, The Beehive Cluster
Constellation:	Gem
Deep Sky Object
Time:	20060429.21.30 EDT
Comments:	close enough that a corner of it fits into the FOV with Saturn

Target:	Saturn
Constellation:	Gem
Category:	Planet
Time:	2000429.21.30 EDT
Comments:	Couldn't tall anything about it save that it was not round

Target:	73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3
Constellation:	CrB and Her
Category:	Comet
Time:	20060429.21.45 EDT
Comments:	Not Seen I was not able to get the red dot lined up with the scope so it was difficult getting on alpha CrB/I tried both B and C.

Target:	Jupiter
Constellation:	Lib
Category:	Planet
Time:	2000429.22.00 EDT
Comments:	two moons above, one below; Io on the limb. Tom's binocular

Target:	ISS
Category:	Satellite
Time:	20060429.22.31 EDT
Comments:	dimmer than the previous pass and much shorter; low over the trees over the old police precinct building