9 February 2009

Observing Location	Washington Square Park, New York, NY
Observational Period	1515-1530 EDT
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Isolated Clouds Temperature 45° F Wind Light Breeze Humidity Moderate Barometric Pressure 30.35" Hg Steady Feels Like Chilly Transparency Excellent Seeing
Instruments	Naked-eye - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Venus Constellation Psc Category Planet Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20090209.1515 EDT Comments Not Seen Object Class Classical Planet Phase Waning Crescent Elongation 44.06° E % Illuminated 35.1% Distance Light Time (from Earth) 0.4952940 AU 4m 7.18s Distance (from Sun) AU Angular Size 33.67" Magnitude -4.6 Altitude 53.5547° I had the elongation and elevation and a nice clear sky but couldn’t find the planet.