Observations 3.2

3/3/10
9:15 PM
Planets: Mars, nearly overhead
Constellations: Auriga, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Cassiopeia, Gemini, Orion, Perseus, Taurus
Stars: Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Orion's top shoulder on the left, Capella, Castor, Pollux, Procyon, Rigel, bottom right of Orion, and Sirius, which was bright blue and twinkling
Other: the kids in Auriga, the Pleiades (M45) in Taurus

3/6/10
Astronomy Night
7 PM - 9 PM
Planets: Mars, Saturn
With the telescope, I could see greenish color of Saturn and the rings on either side of the planet.
Constellations: Andromeda, Auriga, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Cassiopeia, Columba, Gemini, Leo, Lepus, Monoceros, Orion, Perseus, Ursa Major and the Big Dipper, Ursa Minor and the Little Dipper
Stars: Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Capella, Castor, Mintaka, Polaris, Pollux, Procyon, Rigel, Sirius
Other: the Hyades, the kids, the Pleiades
Through binoculars, I saw the brighter stars of the Pleiades and many others in the cluster.
With a telescope, I saw the white dwarf companion stars of Sirius and Rigel. They were difficult to see, and looked like small white dots next to the brighter, larger companions.

3/8/10
9:00 PM
Planets: Mars
Constellations: Auriga, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini, Lepus, Orion, Taurus
Stars: Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Capella, Castor, Pollux, Procyon, Rigel, Sirius
Other: the Hyades, the kids, Orion's Belt, the Pleiades

3/21/10
9:30 PM
The Moon was a waxing crescent.
Planets: Mars overhead, Saturn about 30 degrees above the horizon to the east
Constellations: part of Andromeda, Auriga, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini overhead, Leo and the sickle, high up when facing east, Orion to the southwest, Perseus, Ursa Major and the Big Dipper
Stars: Betelgeuse, Capella, Procyon, Regulus, Rigel, Sirius

3/22/10
10 PM
First quarter Moon
Planets: Mars, Saturn to the east
Constellations: Auriga, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini, Leo and the sickle overhead towards the east, Ursa Major
Stars: Capella, Procyon, Regulus, Sirius

3/23/10
11 PM
First quarter Moon
Planets: Mars, faint because of the Moon, Saturn to the east
Constellations: Bootes, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Corvus, Gemini, faint because of the Moon, Leo, Orion was about 30 degrees above the horizon towards the west, Ursa Major, Virgo
Stars: Castor, Denebola, Pollux, Procyon, Regulus, Sirius

3/25/10
10 PM
The moon was at the waxing gibbous phase; it was too cloudy to see much.