Observation 2.3

Date: December 6, 2007
Time: 7:00 to 9:00
Place: Church off Clark RD
Sky Conditions: Clear skies
Instruments: Naked Eye, Binoculars, Telescope

Planets: Mars, Uranus

Noted Stars: Vega, Deneb, Altair, Polaris, Mira, Fomalhaut, Algol, Betelguese, Capella, Aldebaran, Gamma Andromeda, Rigel, Albireo

Noted Constellations: Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cygnus, Lyra, Aquila, Perseus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Pegasus, Auriga, Cetus, Eridanus, Orion, Piscis Austrinus, Delphinus, Draco, Ursa Minor

Binary Stars: Epsilon Lyrae, Polaris, stars within Pleiades and Hyades

Deep Sky Objects/ M-objects: M57, M45 (Pleiades), Hyades, M27, M31, M36, M37, M38, M103

Other: 17P/Holmes Comet, Milky Way stretched across sky from East to West, Double Cluster in Perseus

Holmes Comet still seems to be getting more faint, but is still relatively visible to the naked eye if you know where to look. The double cluster in Perseus was also pretty interesting to look at through the telescope. I found Mars by myself, and I am still able to find Pleiades by myself. I can also find the Great Square of Pegasus, Casseopeia and the "Worm Asterism," and the Circlet in Pisces. I am beginning to see that Astronomy is pretty amazing with all the stars in the sky and all the M objects, pretty cool.