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Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -3, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Orange, California, United States of America
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Tue Jul 12 05:03:00 2022 UT Obs. no.: 1
The bright ISS emerged in the SW and went east of Arcturus going NE in clear Summer weather.
Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -3, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Orange, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Jul 14 04:40:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2272
Another perfect Summer opportunity to see the ISS go over but this is the 1st of a "double" one that went from SW to NE and I will post it after 9pm if the weather stays clear above Orange, CA
Alpha Boo (Arcturus) (Star, in Bootes)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 130-mm equatorial reflector Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Apr 6 02:15:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2243
Last evening, I pointed my telescope towards Arcturus while it was high up. Its yellow-orange color really blew me away. The color also means this beautiful star is nearing the end of its life.
Asteroid (Asteroid, est. mag 7.8, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Apr 7 03:40:00 2019 UT Obs. no.: 2100
This evening, I was able to spot Asteroid Pallas which was four degrees below & left of the bright star Arcturus with my 10X50 Binoculars. This was the first time I have ever seen this asteroid. That made me happy.
Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -7, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Garden Grove, California, United States of America
Light pollution: none Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Jun 19 03:19:59 2014 UT Obs. no.: 1918
Iridium 32 flare near Zenith high toward the East in bright Twilight.
Satellite (Satellite, est. mag 6, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Garden Grove, California, United States of America
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat May 24 03:35:55 2014 UT Obs. no.: 1911
Iridium 3 bright flare high in the East
Comet (Comet, est. mag 5.5, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Oct 21 23:15:00 2007 UT Obs. no.: 1722
This evening my brother Anthony, and my friends Joe Cseh, Mary Yurchic, Steve Borer and I tried to observe Comet Loneos with 10X50 binoculars. Despite the light pollution we had no trouble finding the comet. The comet's color seemed to be a blend of gray, blue and green although all the colors were a light tinge. We were able to see the tail going up from the comet but the light pollution prevented us from seeing the tail extended way out. We also looked at M31 The Andromeda Galaxy in our binos. All we could see was the core which was quite bright. We also observed the passage of the ISS and we saw one of Jupiter's moons through the binos.
Comet (Comet, est. mag 6.0, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Oct 15 23:30:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1570
This evening, My friends, Mike Dzubaty, Steve Borer and I observed Comet Swan with Mike's 6" short tube reflector and his 11X70 binoculars. Comet Swan had a condensed but fuzzy core. The 11X70 binoculars showed a short tail. The tail only looked about twice as large as the comet itself. We also observed M31 with the 11X70 binoculars and it showed much of the wings of the galaxy. M8 in my 10X50 binoculars was outstanding with the nebula on the left side and and the star cluster on the right side. Later, we stopped at my house to observe a couple of things with my 127mm MAK and brand new 12mm televue eyepiece. Our first test was a double star in Aries. The star was split into two componants which looked like white stars. Finally, we threw the scope on the Pleiades. The nebula around the Pleiades was very pronounced and I think this new Televue eyepiece is worth every penny I spent on it.
NGC5557 (Galaxy, in Bootes)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.nightskyinfo.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: No location given
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Oct 10 23:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1357
NGC 5557 is a 12.2 magnitude galaxy in Bootes. It is pretty large, with a bright nucleus.This galaxy shares the same field with NGC 5529, a faint galaxy (magnitude 12.7). NGC 5529 is barely visible at 70x, on the charts it appears very elongated, but seen through the eyepiece it is round and very small.
NGC5533 (Galaxy, in Bootes)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.nightskyinfo.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: No location given
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Oct 10 23:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1356
In the eyepiece NGC 5533 appears very faint, it has a round shape.
Atmospheric (Atmospheric, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: binoculars Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Sep 1 01:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1058
Last night, my friends and dozens of other people witnessed a very odd looking cloud drifting across the sky. It turns out the cloud was caused by the release of fuel by an Atlas Centaur rocket that was putting a satelite into orbit, according to www.spaceweather.com. The cloud was sort of shaped like the dumbbell nebula, narrower in the middle and wider at the ends. We were able to observe it for almost half an hour before it disapated.
Comet (Comet, est. mag 6.5, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Giorgos Koronis (e-mail: giorgos.koronis@lies.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Parnon mountain, Greece
Light pollution: none Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Jul 16 19:56:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1038
Second starparty/astrocamping of the Greek Astronomical League in Parnon mountain.The comet C/2004 K4 was in Bootes.Easy with binoculars.Thru the 8" f/4.5 dob at 91x it was large with a small tail and a well defined nucleus.
Other (Other, est. mag -0.04, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Mar 20 04:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 967
Articles have been appearing recently theorizing that Arcturus is a star from a dwarf galaxy that was or is being absorbed by our milky way galaxy. Even though Arcturus is about 10 billion years old, it is a medal poor star. With this in mind, I added my Star spectroscope to my 6" dob to observe Arcturus. I noticed Arcturus had only one spectral line in it. This compares with past observations I made of two other old stars, Antares, with four spectral lines and Betelgeuse with seven spectral lines. Based on these observations, it would appear that Arcturus is quite possibly a visitor from another galaxy.
Alpha Boo (Arcturus) (Star, in Bootes)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat Apr 15 21:30:00 2000 UT Obs. no.: 1198
i confused this star for mars as i had not yet seen Antares to mistake it for mars.
NGC5248 (Galaxy, in Bootes, Est. RaDec 13h37.5m, +08d53')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: poor
Time: Thu Jul 8 02:22:00 1999 UT Obs. no.: 461
NGC 5248 is a fairly large (6.1'x4.4') 11.3 magnitude Herschel 400 spiral galaxy that appeared as an oval shape with a somewhat brighter core at 118, 202, and 249x.
Other (Other, est. mag -7, est. to be in Bootes)
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat May 16 02:17:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 332
Several ASH members and guests were treated to a -7 magnitude Iridium "flare" at the Naylor Observatory as Iridium 14 appeared in the eastern sky at an altitude of 38 degrees. During the course of the night we also observed M3, Gamma Leonis, M44, and the 80% illuminated moon with the 12.5" f/6.5 Cave Newtonian and the supernova in M96 (SN 1998bu), M84, M86, M5, M13, Albireo, Omicron Cygni, Epsilon Lyrae, M57, T Lyrae, and the moon with the 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain. The seeing was good enough to allow me to use 967x (6.7mm Meade UWA) while viewing Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina and other features on the moon!
Other (Other, est. mag -8, est. to be in Bootes, Est. RaDec 14ho2m,+38.1d)
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Thu May 7 01:22:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 329
While helping with the ASH introductory observational astronomy course on Wednesday evening I was able to point out to the class the best Iridium flare that I've seen to date. Iridium 37 appeared between the handle of the Big Dipper and Arcturus and reached a brilliant -8th magnitude. Even with the light from the gibbous moon the event was spectacular!
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