Observations 2.2

11/30/09
8:11 PM
The Great Square of Pegasus was almost overhead but a little to the south and west. I saw most of Andromeda near Pegasus, and Perseus near Andromeda. I could see Deneb and Vega towards the west and northwest; Deneb was about 55 degrees above the horizon.

12/2/09
9:25 PM
Pegasus, Perseus, Andromeda, and Cassiopeia are easy to make out because they are almost overhead. I think I saw Taurus and Aldebaran about 40 to 45 degrees above the horizon to the east. I have had trouble finding Ursa Minor.

12/11/09
8:50 PM
Cassiopeia was about 80 degrees above the horizon towards the north. It is often the first constellation I recognize. Capella was about 50 degrees above the horizon to the northeast. As usual, I also easily spotted Perseus and Pegasus.

12/12/09
8:45 PM
I recognized Perseus, Pegasus, Andromeda, Cassopeia, Taurus, and Auriga. Because of lights, trees, and houses, I have had trouble locating some of the constellations closer to the horizon, like Ursa Minor, Gemini, and Orion. I can't see much below 25 degrees above the horizon.

12/16/09
9:00 PM
I saw Polaris about 40 degrees above the horizon to the north. I saw Capella and Aldebaran, which are about 25 degrees apart. With binoculars, I looked at the Circlet of Pisces, south of the Great Square.

12/17/09
8:10 PM
I looked at Pegasus, Perseus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Taurus, Auriga, Polaris, Hamal, and some other constellations and bright stars.

1/10/10
8:00 PM
Pegasus was to the west; the center of the square was about 45 degrees above the horizon. Orion and his belt were very easy to find. It was about 50 degrees above the horizon to the southeast. I saw Betelgeuse and Rigel, which is brighter. Cassiopeia was about 50 degrees above the horizon to the north. Auriga and Perseus were almost overhead. Sirius was to the southeast and was clearly twinkling. Taurus was almost overhead but slightly to the southeast. I could barely see the Pleiades.

1/11/10
9:15 PM
I couldn't see much below 20 degrees above the horizon. Sirius was very bright and about 30 degrees above the horizon to the southeast. Orion was about 45 degrees above the horizon to the southeast. Taurus was nearly overhead. I saw Auriga and Capella, and Mars to the east-northeast, about 30 degrees above the horizon. I spotted Castor and Pollux and recognized Gemini.

1/12/10
11 AM
I looked at sunspots, which were dark spots that clumped together rather than larger single spots.

10:05 PM
I noticed that the east is much brighter than the west. Sirius was about 55 degrees above the horizon to the southeast. Orion's belt was about 65 degrees above the horizon to the southeast. The Pleiades were almost overhead when facing west. Mars was about 45 degrees above the horizon to the east-northeast. 20 degrees up from Mars and a little to the north were Castor and Pollux of Gemini.

1/14/10
8:25 PM
Capella was about 75 degrees to the north-northeast. Perseua was almost overhead. Algol was about 20 degrees to the west of Capella. Procyon of Canis Minor was about 35-40 degrees above the horizon to the east and was twinkling like Sirius. Mars was about 25 degrees above the horizon to the east-northeast. I also saw Lepus, which is to the south of Orion.