16 January 2010

Observing Location	Hudson River Park @ Battery Park Ciity, New York, NY Lat.:40.718647° Long.: -74.016679
Observational Period	1600-1900 EST
Atmospheric Conditions	Cloud Cover Clear Temperature 49° F Wind Light Breeze Wind Chill Effect 46° F Humidity Moderate Barometric Pressure 30.12" Hg Rising Feels Like Chilly None Seeing
Instruments	Naked-eye - Charlie
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target Moon Constellation Cap Category Lunar Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20100116.1613 EST Comments Lunation 1078 Phase Waxing Crescent Age 1d 14h 40m Distance Light Time (from earth) 405,203 km 1.35s Elongation 17.48° E % Illuminated 2.3% Morning Terminator Colongitude (λ E) 288.14° Evening Terminator Colongitude (λ W) 108.14° Libration in Latitude -2° 11' Libration in Longitude -1° 29' Magnitude -5.6 Angular Size 29' 34" Altitude 14° 6' Virtual Moon Atlas graphic I saw the Moon at 1713 EST. It looked like a lopsided smile seen dimly through cirrus clouds extending up from the horizon. I had to locate it by finding Jupiter and working down the assumed ecliptic from there. By 1749 EST it was too deep into the clouds for me to find it again.

1653 EST

Sunset
Civil Twilight begins

1723 EST

Civil Twilight ends
Nautical Twilight begins

1757 EST

Nautical Twilight ends
Astronomical Twilight begins

Target Resurs 1-4 Flare Constellation Aur Category Satellite Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20100116.1757 EST     Heavens Above CalSky Time EST 1757:07 EST Alt. ° 41.5° Az. ° 70.1° ENE Mag. -0.5 Surface   unknown surface Comments Not Seen

1829 EST

Astronomical Twilight ends

Target COSMO-SkyMed 3 Flare Constellation Psc Category Satellite Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20100116.1831 EST     Heavens Above CalSky Time EST 1831:46 EST Alt. ° 61.7° Az. ° 213.6° SSW Mag. -0.7 Surface   SAR panel Comments Not Seen

Target Iridium 56 Flare Constellation Category Satellite Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20100116.1859 EST     Heavens Above CalSky Time EST 1859: 08EST Alt. ° 60.6° Az. ° 47.2° NE Mag. -4.0 Surface   solar panel Comments Not Seen

Target ISS Visible Pass Constellation Category Satellite Time yyyymmdd.hhmm 20100116.1900 EST Comments     Starts Max. Alt. Ends H A e b a o v v e e n   s   Time EST EST EST Alt. ° ° ° Az. Mag C a l S k y Time 1900:27 EST EST 1902:21 EST Alt. horizon ° 7.7° Az. 313.7° NNW ° 328.0° NW Mag 0.5 -0.8 Given my experience with the previous three satellites I didn't even attempt this pass. It was going to rise from the horizon and only reach 8° altitude before entering Earth's shadow at mag. -0.8. I sent to get some dinner before going to the sea chanty sing.