Sunday, October 24, 2010

Observations 10-23

8 PM to 9 PM

I went to Turtle Beach last night to watch the stars for a while.  I was able to recognize most of the constellations I have learned about so far, such as Sagittarius, Scorpius, Serpens, (The Serpent Handler constellation, which has a really tough to spell name), Cygnus, Cepheus, Hercules, Ursa Minor, Lyra, and Aquila.  I located the stars Altair, Vega, Deneb, Polaris, and Antares.  I was able to locate the miscellaneous objects Summer Triangle, Northern Cross, Teapot, and Little Dipper.  The moon was a Waning Gibbous.  Once again, I located a bright planet to the South, but I am unsure what planet it was.

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