Observations

Date: October 17th, 2013

Time:  6:30-12:00 PM

Place: 3618 Peck St.

Sky Conditions: Kind of cloudy but some stars and other astronomical objects still visible

Instruments Used: Binoculars (7X50) 297FT at 1000 YDS coated optics Vistar

Planets: Venus was clearly visible more in the North and set about 2 hours after Sunset which was at 7:00 PM and was seen partially in Scorpios next to Antares. Uranus was also seen by Pisces close to the moon.

Bright Stars noted: Vega, Deneb, Altair,( the summer triangle) in the western part of the sky, Antares, Polaris.

Constellations noted: Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Scorpius, Cassiopeia, Piscs, and Hercules.

Binary Stars: Beta Cygni (didnt see any colors), epsilon Lyrae(any special characteristics noted)

Deep Sky Objects: M13 (globular cluster in Hercules) and the Andromada Galaxy

Other:

The Milky Way was seen in Scorpius, Sagittarius, Cassiopeia, Aquila, and Cygnus.