8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tonight, I started looking at the fall constellations (before my teacher gave us any quizzes on them), and I was able to recognize Pegasus directly north of Uranus (at nearly the same spot in the sky as Jupiter, but I didn't see any moons, so I am guessing the mysterious planet I have seen in my past two observations was Uranus.). I was only able to recognize the summer constellations of Aquila, Lyra, and Cygnus because it started getting cloudy. I also noticed the constellation Cepheus before I looked near the moon and saw Pleiades (AKA "The Seven Sisters"). Overall, it was a pretty good night for stargazing, so I just wish the clouds hadn't rolled in so soon.
EDIT: Further investigation using Google and a few good websites showed that the "bright planet" was actually Jupiter (Uranus was close-by in the sky, but about as dim as every other star in the area). My mistake.
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