11 February 2008

Observing Location	Parkchester Library
Observational Period	1200-1215 EST
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Clear Temperature 20°F Wind 20 MPH gusting to 30 MPH Humidity Moderate Barometric Pressure 30.25" Hg Falling Feels Like Cold Wind Chill +1°F Transparency Excellent Seeing II
Instruments	Brunton 8x21 compact binocular w/Welco gold shade 14 welder's filter - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Sunspots Constellation Category Solar Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080211.1200 EST Comments Distance Light Time 0.987 AU 8m 12s Angular Size 32' 27.8" Altitude 35.9° Heliographic Latitude (B0) -6.65° Heliographic Longitude (L0) 131.96° Parallactic Angle (P) -16.03° Carrington rotation number (CR) 2066 Nothing Seen   Groups Spots R North 0 0 0 South 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 R = (Groups * 10) + Spots) There aren’t even any spots on the back side of the Sun now.

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Observing Location	Home
Observational Period	1815-1830 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Clear Temperature 23°F Wind 23 MPH gusting to 28 MPH Humidity Moderate Barometric Pressure 30.30" Hg Rising Feels Like Wind Chill 6°F It looks clear, as it has been all day today, but I don’t see any stars anywhere out my windows. Transparency Good Seeing
Instruments	Naked-eye - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target ISS/STS-122 Visible Pass Constellation Category Satellite Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080211.1815 EDT Comments Not Seen I looked at the wrong listing and was watching 10 minutes too early. This is what I should have been looking for. I started looking to the west and move over to the east and quit looking right about when the satellite was rising in the west. This is what I xhold have been looking for: Starts Time 1828 EST Alt. horizon Az. 313.9° Mag. 0.6 Max. Alt. Time 1832 EST Alt. 16.3° Az. 19.5° Mag. -2.5 Ends Time 1832 EST Alt. 16.2° Az. 24.9° Mag. -2.5