Observations #3/ Quarter 4

Observations #3/ Quarter 4

I almost forgot to record my supermoon observations from May 4th; therefore, this set of observations is not in chronological order and does not contain some of the same sky objects as the night I am posting this. With that being said, the supermoon was fantastic! The moon looked bigger than usual, of course, but what I really enjoyed was the moonlight it provided. Even though it was night, the full moon reflected enough of the sun's light to illuminate my entire neighborhood. Unfortunately my pictures are not of good enough quality to upload here and the full moon hid any stars that night by outshining everything else. My night was spent gazing at the moon, and only the moon that night. If there was ever a night to become a lunatic, it was that night.

Total Hours observed = 2hrs

Between 8 PM-10PM on May.4,2012

Quarter 3/ Observation #3

Saint Patrick's Night (March.17,2012)

Waning Crescent Moon Tonight

9:00 P.M.-11 P.M.

In the western sky Jupiter and Venus can be seen with Venus climbing higher and Jupiter falling into the horizon; Mars and Saturn( the latter not visible with the naked eye) is in the eastern sky. The entire sky has a mixture of spring and winter constellations which coincides nicely with the warmer nights. I can see Gemini's Castor and Pollux along with the constellation Cancer; these are the only zodiacal constellations I happened to notice. Finally I could discern the area where Canes Venatici would be along with the parts of the ship: keel, stern, compass, and sail.

2 Hours Observed