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Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -3, est. to be in Cassiopeia)
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: Wed Dec 8 01:40:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2315

The ISS emerged from the NW passing close to Polaris passing over to the SW before entering into darkness and I used Stellarium to "predict" this opportunity.

Satellite (Satellite, est. mag 3)
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 Dec 5 22:47:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2314

This evening, my brother Anthony & I were able to observe a string of Starlink Satellites with our naked eyes & 10X50 binoculars. They were faint & fading in & out of our view. Another astronomy first for us.

NGC1499 (Bright Nebula, in Perseus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Dec 4 00:30:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2313

This evening, my brother Anthony & I observed the California Nebula with our 5" MAK. The nebula covered the entire eyepiece 7 our filter allowed us to see some areas to be brighter within the nebula. We also explored nebula in the Pleaides Open Cluster & all the brighter stars had nebulosity around them. We then went to Orion where we viewed the nebula around the belt stars of Orion. Just below the Orion Nebula, was an open cluster that was embedded in more nebulosity. The grand finale was M1 & M42.

Satellite (Satellite, est. mag .97, est. to be in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 10X50-inch binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Nov 19 09:03:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2312

Early this morning, my brother Anthony & I observed the almost total lunar eclipse. 97% of the moon was covered & it took on a deep red color. On the Danjon Scale the eclipse brightness was L=2, using my binoculars. It was a great eclipse.

Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -3, est. to be in Cygnus)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: Orange, California, United States of America
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: poor   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Nov 19 02:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2311

The ISS again passed over from near Venus in the SW but wasn't visible until about 40 degrees above the Horizon through thickening marine layer cloudiness and passed close to Deneb before going into darkness in the NE.

Other (Other)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Nov 11 02:45:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2310

Last evening, I observed the Hyades Open Cluster with my 5.1" Short Tube Newtonian Reflector. When I scanned the Hyades with my scope, It seemed to me like this one cluster is in the process of splitting into five or six separate open clusters. I really believe the cluster is in the process of breaking up as we watch it.

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Nov 9 00:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2309

On Monday evening, my brother Anthony & I did some observing with our 5" MAK. For our first time, we observed IC 405, the Flaming Star Nebula. It was quite an impressive sight. After viewing the nebula around the Pleaides, we viewed several tight double stars in the Hyades Open Cluster. They were difficult to split but they were worth the effort. The big highlight for us was observing some star forming regions in both M31 & M33. That was some sight. Finally, we enjoyed Venus, The Moon, Saturn & Jupiter strung out across the sky.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Scorpius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Nov 8 17:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2308

A short while ago, I observed the sun with my solar telescope. There are two big sunspots, AR2893 & AR2894 on the sun's face. Both are easy to see & there is plenty of facula around both spots.

NGC884 (Open Cluster, in Perseus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Nov 2 00:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2307

This evening, my brother Anthony & I used our computerized 127mm MAK for our observing session. The Double Cluster was beyond great & it is my absolute favorite open clusters. We also observed other open clusters along with some nice double stars. We then inspected The Pleiades open cluster for nebulosity around its stars with a nebula filter. The star Merope's nebulosity was so good, we were able to see its actual shape. The star Maia also had a lot of nebulosity around it also. In the Hyades, we were able to observe open cluster NGC 1647 which turned out to be a really nice open cluster. There was a fine double star right in the middle of the cluster. We completed the evening by observing Jupiter, Saturn Ceres, Uranus & Neptune. What an evening!

NGC1435 (Bright Nebula, in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Oct 29 01:30:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2306

This evening, I observed The Pleiades with my short tube reflector. Around The star Merope is nebula NGC 1435 which was very easy to see. Around the star Maia, was the nebula NGC 1432 which is also very easy to see. It was a good night to view the nebula in the Pleiades.

Sun (Sun)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Oct 21 17:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2305

I just finished observing sunspot # 2886 with my solar telescope. The spot appears to be growing & it is surrounded by facula.

Jupiter (Planet, est. mag -2.5)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Oct 15 00:15:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2304

I just got through viewing The Jupiter, Moon, Saturn triple gathering. The moon is both between & below Jupiter on the left & Saturn on the right. It's a nice sight.

M33 (Pinwheel Galaxy) (Galaxy, in Triangulum)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Oct 8 00:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2303

Last evening, my brother Anthony & I viewed the one day old crescent moon. It was so thin but we still were able to see some craters. We then put the scope on the waning crescent of Venus. There were dark spots embedded into Venus' cloud bank. We also noticed the terminator was wavy looking. That's because the terminator was over a mountain range was directly below. We also observed five galaxies including M31, M32, M33, M110 & NGC 891. In M33, we saw the huge star formation region in one of its spiral arms. That was something to see. We also saw one open cluster & nine double stars. The icing on the cake was seeing the ISS fly overhead.

M73 (Open Cluster, in Aquarius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Oct 7 01:25:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2302

This evening, I observed two open clusters with my Newtonian Short Tube Reflector. M73 has a few bright stars in it & is really only a loos group of stars & not a true open cluster. The stars are fairly bright though. I also observed M45, The Pleaides Open Cluster. The bright star Merope had some nebulosity around it when I upped the power in my scope. There was one other bright star that also had some nebulosity.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Libra)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: none   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Oct 6 15:30:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2301

This morning I observed a new sunspot that had just rotated onto the sun's face. AR2882 is a rather large sunspot & I hope it grows more.

Uranus (Planet, est. mag 5.8)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Oct 2 00:15:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2300

This evening, my brother Anthony & I viewed five planets in one night of observing. We first observed Saturn & we were able to see the Cassini Division & Titan & Rhea. With Jupiter, all four moons were out with two moons on either side of Jupiter. Four belts were in plain view with the red spot just rotating on Jupiter's face. Venus is now a waning crescent & really looking good. Both Neptune & Uranus, were small bluish orbs with Uranus being more blue than Neptune. We also viewed some open clusters, double stars & M31 The Andromeda Galaxy.

Sun (Sun)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Sep 29 14:45:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2299

This morning, I observed Sunspot #2871 with my solar telescope. This sunspot is still easy to see although it is a few days of leaving the sun's face. It did send a CME towards Earth so we may see an aurora.

NGC7331 (Galaxy, in Pegasus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Sep 27 00:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2298

Last evening, my brother Anthony & I observed two sections of the Vela Nebula with our 5" MAK. One part, which is called the Crescent Nebula was a really great site as well as the other part we were looking at. We also observed the galaxy NGC7331 which was a pleasant surprise. With my 10X50 binoculars, we were able to view both M31 & M32 galaxies in the same field of view. We also observed several open clusters & a globular cluster. Finally, we also observed the red star Myra & it was plenty red.

I just observed the sun with my solar telescope. There are several sunspot groups on the face of the sun but my scope only showed sunspot group AR2871 witch is pretty big. The other spots were too small for me to see.

Neptune (Planet, est. mag 8)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Sep 20 00:15:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2296

Despite the almost full moon last night, my brother Anthony & I were able to do some observing last night. We were able to look at more than ten double stars & we viewed Jupiter, Venus, Saturn & Neptune. Jupiter's four belts showed very well along with its four moons. Saturn's rings showed well & we saw its North Equatorial Belt with difficulty. Venus looks about half phase now While Neptune was a tiny orb. When we observed the almost full moon, one crater, Bullialdus, really stood out. It looked like a perfect donut on the bright moon's surface. Tycho crater was also really nice. Finally, The ISS made a pass overhead. Great astronomy even with the full moon.

Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -3, est. to be in Draco)
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: Thu Sep 16 03:19:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2295

Spot the Station: Time: Wed Sep 15 8:16 PM, Visible: 5 min, Max Height: 67�, Appears: 10� above SW, Disappears: 25� above NE This pass was PERFECT going from near Venus with clear sky over Orange and Stellarium makes it possible.

M101 (Pinwheel Galaxy) (Galaxy, in Ursa Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Sep 11 00:30:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2294

On Friday evening, my brother Anthony & I observed ten galaxies & many more other objects. We observed Galaxies M31, M32, M51 & its companion, M81, M82 & M101 & also some NGC galaxies. The galaxies showed decently despite some smoke from the western wild fires. We also observed a slew of NGC & IC open clusters & some objects with nebula. It was quite a night of viewing.

Sun (Sun, est. to be in Virgo)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 62-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Sep 6 16:15:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2293

I just observed the sun with my solar telescope. There are now four different sunspot groups on the sun's face. Sunspot groups AR #2866 & #2868 are very close together with several spots within both groups. Group #2864 also has several spots within the group while group #2863 has a large spot with several very small ones. The sun is very busy.

M22 (Globular Cluster, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Sep 3 00:45:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2292

This evening, my brother Anthony & I observed many objects in Sagittarius with our 5" MAK. M22 was the best globular we viewed with a lot of speckling. We were able to see several other globular clusters too. We also viewed M8 & M17 & the nebulosity of both were very impressive. Four open clusters, M21, M23, M24 & M25 were the best of the open clusters we viewed. We also viewed the galaxy M31 with our scope & my 10X50 binoculars. In the telescope, we were able to see just the bright central core of the galaxy but with the binoculars, we were also able to see the wings of the M31. We put a filter on the eyepiece & we were able to see a section of the North America Nebula. That was really nice. Finally, we closed out the evening by watching the ISS go by.

I observed the sun with my solar telescope. Sunspot group has many spots in the group with the group being about 100,000 miles long. However, it will be rotating off the sun's face in a couple of days.

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