Observations 3.1

2/3/10
9:20 PM
Mars was about 45 degrees above the horizon to the east. It was about 10 degrees east of Pollux. Auriga and Capella were almost overhead, and Sirius was twinkling brightly as usual to the southeast. When facing south, Orion's Belt was about 55 degrees above the horizon.

2/4/10
8:15 PM
Trees and low clouds obscured most of the sky up to 30 degrees above the horizon. I could make out most of Lepus, which is 5 to 10 degrees south of Orion. Mars was about 35 degrees above the horizon to the east. I saw Perseus and the area where Aries is located.

2/11/10
8:30 PM
Mars was close to Cancer in the sky. I saw Orion, Taurus, Auriga, Perseus. I located Eridanus for the first time, but could barely make out most of its stars.

2/16/10
7:20 PM
Stargaze
The moon was in the waxing crescent phase to the west. Mars was to the east. With binoculars, I saw M31 to the northwest, west of Cassiopeia, and the Pleiades, which were overhead. Aries was to the west. I recognized Triangulum for the first time to the west, fairly high above the horizon. The cloud of the Milky Way was faintly visible. I saw the Double Cluster of Perseus southeast of Cassiopeia, Lepus and Columba south of Orion, and the kids in Auriga. I traced Eridanus southwest of Orion. I saw the area of the sky where Monoceros is located, in the middle of Canis Major, Canis Minor, and Orion. I looked at M42 in Orion through the telescope. Sirius appeared to be an even brighter blue through binoculars. With the telescope, I distinguished the double stars of Castor.