2 July 2008

Observing Location	Home
Observational Period	0230-0300 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Scattered Clouds Temperature 68° F Wind Calm Humidity High Barometric Pressure 29.95" Hg Falling Feels Like Mild NOAA was forecasting partly cloudy but said that it was clear. But I was seeing clouds low to the south but clear overhead. Stars were seen (Pegasus recognized without a star chart). Transparency Good Seeing
Instruments	Naked-eye - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Iridium 40 Flare Constellation Category Satellite Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080701.0240 EDT Comments Not Seen I don’t know how I missed something nearly as bright as the moon, but I did. I went out without a timepiece so just looked the whole time I was out there. I was looking in the right place and don’t think the clouds were thick enough to obscure something that bright.   Heavens Above CalSky Time 0240:22 EDT EDT Alt. 39° 38.9° Az. 147° SSE 146.3° Mag. -8 -6.5 Surface   MMA0

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Observing Location	Unionport Road at East Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY On the way up there I stopped off at Mcgraw Ave and Virginia Ave to grab a quick view of Jupiter.
Observational Period	0400-0500 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Scattered Clouds Temperature 68° F Wind Calm Humidity High Barometric Pressure 29.96" Hg Rising Feels Like Cool and Clammy There are stratus clouds to the NE and E with some cumulus building out of them (or behind them) to the E. The area where the ecliptic intersects the horizon is obscured. The air is extremely moist. Transparency Good Seeing
Instruments	Golden Gate 7x35 binocular - Charlie Cokin 003 P red photographic filter - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Jupiter Constellation Category Planet Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080702.0400 EDT Comments I could make out the disk of the planet but could not pick out any moons with the hand held binocular. Object Class Classical Planet Elongation ° Distance Light Time (from Earth) AU ms Distance (from Sun) AU Angular Size "x" Magnitude - Central Meridian I/II °/° Altitude ° Moons Starry Night Starter graphic

Target Iridium 21 Flare Constellation Category Satellite Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080702.0425 EDT Comments Finally an Iridium. It was higher than I thought it should have been based on where Planetarium said it would be.   Heavens Above CalSky Time 0425:17 EDT 0425:18 EDT Alt. 59° 58.9° Az. 265° W 265.5° Mag. -2 -1.8 Surface   MMA2

Target Mercury Constellation Category Planet Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080702.0430 EDT Comments Not Seen There is cloud in the area and by the time it got up where the clouds appeared to be thinner it wa nearly sunrise and the sky was bright. Object Class Classical Planet Phase Elongation ° % Illuminated % Distance Light Time (from Earth) AU ms Distance (from Sun) AU Angular Size " Magnitude Altitude ° Meridian graphic

Target Last Crescent Moon Constellation Category Lunar Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20080702.0433 EDT Comments Not Seen The clouds where the Moon is supposed to be rising are very dense. Lunation Phase Age Distance Light Time (from earth) ,000 km s Elongation ° % Illuminated % Morning Terminator Colongitude (λ E) ° Evening Terminator Colongitude (λ W) ° Libration in Latitude ° Libration in Longitude ° Magnitude - Angular Size '" Altitude ° Virtual Moon Atlas graphic

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Observing Location	VP
Observational Period	1100-1115 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Scattered Clouds Temperature 77° F Wind Gentle Breeze Humidity High Barometric Pressure 29.99" Hg Steady Feels Like Hot and Humid Clouds are passing in front of the Sun. Transparency Good Seeing II
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 20080702.1100 EDT Comments Distance Light Time 1.02 AU 8m 27s Angular Size 31' 30.7" Altitude 59.5° Heliographic Latitude (B0) 3.08° Heliographic Longitude (L0) 57.68° Parallactic Angle (P) -1.80° Carrington rotation number (CR) 2071 Nothing Seen   Groups Spots R North 0 0 0 South 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 R = (Groups * 10) + Spots)