16 July 2008

Observing Location	VP
Observational Period	1200-1500 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Clear Temperature 86 Wind Calm Humidity Moderate Barometric Pressure 30.16" Hg Falling Feels Like Hot It doesn’t feel too humid but it is very hot. Transparency Excellent Seeing I
Instruments	Brunton 8x21 compact binocular w/Welco gold shade 14 welder's filter - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Sunspots Constellation Gem Category Solar Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080716.1200 EDT Comments Distance Light Time 1.02 AU 8m 27s Angular Size 31' 31.5" Altitude 47.1° Heliographic Latitude (B0) 4.51° Heliographic Longitude (L0) 232.95° Parallactic Angle (P) 4.47° Carrington rotation number (CR) 2072 Nothing Seen Active Regions Explorer isn’t showing anything on either side of the Sun.

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Observing Location	MO
Observational Period	2100-2400 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Isolated Clouds Temperature 77° F Wind Gentle Breeze Humidity Moderate Barometric Pressure 30.11" Hg Rising Feels Like Mild It doesn’t feel either hot or moist tonight. I can see stars. Transparency Excellent Seeing II
Instruments	SAR: Coulter CT-100 Newtonian reflector - Charlie Celestron Omni 20mm (21x) Celestron Omni 2x Barlow
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Jupiter Constellation Sgr Category Planet Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080716.2115 EDT Comments Io is hard to see in the scope’s coma – the planet mushes out at least that far. There is no hint of banding but lots of chromatic aberration. Object Class Classical Planet Elongation 171.6° E Distance Light Time (from Earth) 4.17 AU 34m 40s Distance (from Sun) 5.18 AU Angular Size 47.2" x 44.2" Magnitude -2.7 Central Meridian I/II 75°/10° Altitude 13.1° Moons Starry Night Starter graphic

Target Moon Constellation Sgr Category Lunar Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080716.2130 EDT Comments Naked eye the western limb is only slightly flattened. My observations were interrupted as soon as I got started by a couple of passers by so we looked at the Moon and Jupiter then I got back to my own program. HIP 92635 (Mag 6.28) is visible in the eyepiece (low poser) with the Moon and Nunki (Mag 2.05) to the right and φ Sgr (Mag 3.17) to the left. Nothing dimmer is visible. Lunation 1058 Phase Waxing Gibbous Age 13d 13h 10m Distance Light Time (from earth) 400,852 km 1.34s Elongation 165.4° E % Illuminated 98.5% Morning Terminator Colongitude (λ E) 78.0° Evening Terminator Colongitude (λ W) 258.0° Libration in Latitude 5° 00' Libration in Longitude -1° 04' Magnitude -12.2 Angular Size 29.81' Altitude 14° 04' Virtual Moon Atlas graphic Terminator In Shadow Feature Diameter/Length; Class In Sunlight <<< Repsold 109; Old;   <<< Cleostratus 62; Old     Harding 22 >>>   Van Braun 60 >>>   Lavosier A >>>   Ulugh Beigh 54; Old >>>   Struve 164; Very Old >>>   Russell 103; Very Old >>>   Eddington 118; Old >>> <<< Balboa 69   <<< Dalton 60   <<< Vasco de Gama 83; Old     Krafft 51; Old >>>   Cardanus 49; 2 >>>   Olbers 74; 1 >>>   Hedin 150; Very Old >>>   Hevelius 115; 5 >>>   Riccioli 139; 3 >>> Also seen Mare Frigoris Bianchini (38; 1) Foucault (23; Young) Harpalus (39; 1) Markov (40; Old) J Herschel (165; Extremely Old) Pythagoras (142; 1) Anaxamenes (80; 5) Babbage (143; Extremely Old) Anaxamander (67; Extremely Old) South (104; Extremely Old) Oceanus Procelarum Reiner Gamma Damoiseau (36; Very Old) Rays are evident around Copernicus, Kepler and Tycho. There is light boiling on the Moon’s limb.

Target Jupiter Constellation Sgr Category Planet Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080716.2340 EDT Comments The moons are more evenly distributed now. The coma in SAR is not as bad right now. I must have adjusted the cans. Light from the concentration camp lighting is coming into the scope from the bottom of the tube where the shroud doesn’t touch the truss bar by about an inch on each side of the bar. Object Class Classical Planet Elongation 171.5° E Distance Light Time (from Earth) 4.17 AU 34m 40s Distance (from Sun) 5.18 AU Angular Size 47.2" x 44.2" Magnitude -2.7 Central Meridian I/II 161°/94° Altitude 26.6° Moons Starry Night Starter graphic