Observation 2.1

Date: November 6, 2007
Time: 7:00 to 9:00
Place: Church off Clark RD
Sky Conditions: Clear Skies
Instruments: Naked Eyes, Binoculars, Telescope

Planets: Jupiter

Noted Stars: Deneb, Vega, Altair, Arcturus, Fomalhaut, Aldebaran, Capella, Polaris, Albireo

Noted Constellations: Sagittarius, Sagitta, Ophiuchus, Aquila, Lyra, Capricornus, Pisces, Cygnus, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Andromeda, Hercules, Perseus, Scorpius, Delphinus, Scutum, Pegasus, Vulpecula, Aquarius, Grus, Pisces Austrinus, Draco, Ursa Minor

Binary Stars: Epsilon Lyrae, Gamma Andromeda, Polaris, Alpha Capricorn

Deep Sky Objects/ M-objects: M57, M45 (Pleiades), Hyades, M27, M31

Other: 17P/Holmes Comet

I found this observation period even more helpful and interesting than the last. I saw an interesting cluster of stars in the sky, and, after asking my teacher, it turns out that I had found M45 (Pleiades) with my naked eye; when we looked at M45 through the telescope, it was quite large and could not fit in the view of the telescope. We also saw 17P/Holmes Comet, which only a few weeks ago, could not be seen, but now is visible to the naked eye. Even more recently, Holmes comet has developed a tail, but is only visible through a telescope. It was amazing seeing everything.