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Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Thu Sep 24 03:30:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 401
The planet was very observable at high power this evening. Saw cassini division and shadow of rings on planets surface. Titan was very visible as well as 2 other moons.
Jupiter (Planet)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Thu Sep 24 03:00:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 400
Observed Jupiter and the seeing was spectacular. Even at high power image was clear and allot of detail was visible. Observed Io just leaving the edge of the disc and saw it's shadow on the surface as well.
Jupiter (Planet)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Tue Sep 1 03:00:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 382
Jupiter was spectacular this evening. I observed what I believe to be the moon Io transit the planet. (if I am reading my S&T chart correctly) the moon was a very visible black dot and at times I could see the shadow cast on the planets surface. Allot of detail was visible on the surface. several cloud bands were very apparent. I also observed Saturn for a time but it was low on the horizon and very turbulent viewing at high power.
M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) (Galaxy, in Andromeda)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Tue Aug 18 03:00:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 379
Had very good views of one of our nearest galactic neighbors last night. companion was visible to me as well. very bright center and fuzzy surrounding area took up half my view in 25mm eyepiece.
Jupiter (Planet)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Aug 16 03:00:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 377
I had a good session of observing Jupiter this evening. A thin veil of clouds helped to keep the brightness down which actually helped I think. I could see alot of detail on the planet at high power. I think I saw the giant storm But I'm not sure. Only 3 moons were visible for an hour then the 4th peaked out from behind!
Other (Other)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Thu Aug 13 03:00:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 376
Persiads!!!!What a show!! Spent two hours on a chaise lounge watching the shower. I counted about 45 meteors in that period. some were small but others were spectacular leaving thick bright trails that stretched half way across the sky. My 14 year old son commented that it was the coolest thing he ever saw in the sky!
M15 (Globular Cluster, in Pegasus)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Thu Jul 23 03:00:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 372
This globular was easily seen this evening. I could even resolve some individual stars around the edges. I also went on a little open cluster spree. I observed m52 , m39 and m29 in Cygnus. m29 was a little dim but with averted vision I was able to resolve about 15 or so dim stars. Then clouds moved in and ruined my evening.
Jupiter (Planet)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sun Jul 19 05:00:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 371
Tonight I had a good observation session of Jupiter. The planet rose about midnight but no good views happened until 1am. with my 9mm eyepiece I could see 4-5 cloud bands and 3 moons were visible while I observed. It was still pretty low on the horizon so the air was turbulent but clear views presented themselves with continuous observing. I was unable to stay awake until saturn rose. maybe next time.
M8 (Lagoon Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Jul 13 03:00:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 366
What a night! With only a limited amount of time before the moon came up I set out to locate all messier objects in Sagit. while I could. Even with the horizon haze Every object was observeable.In addition to M8 I viewed M16,M17,M24,M21,M22,M28,M69,M70 and M54. The nebula's were not the brightest I've viewed them but they were all visible at 36x. I used a 2x barlow on all objects as well with good results. This is truely a beutifull area of the universe!! After the moon came up I swung around to the northwest and viewed everything in ursa major I could ( M51 etc). all in all It was a wonderfulll couple hours.
M64 (Black-Eye Galaxy) (Galaxy, in Coma Berenices)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Jul 6 03:00:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 362
With the bright moon tonight I was surprised to be able to view m64. Obviously I was not able to make out the "black eye" but all the same it was a good sight. also viewed m81 and m82, m51, m5, m13 and some other nice clusters and doubles. I wont let a bright moon stop me again there is still plenty to see on bright nights!
M11 (Wild Duck Cluster) (Open Cluster, in Scutum)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Wed Jul 1 03:00:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 354
What a wonderfull night!! A few hours after some powerfull thunderstorms blew through the sky cleared up and provided some of the best views this year for me so far on clusters like the wild duck cluster and all the other clusters and nebula visible in this region of the sky. All the messier objects I observed are to numerous to name here but lets say that not a stone was left unturned.
M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) (Galaxy, in Canes Venatici)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Jun 28 03:40:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 352
I had a friend visiting so I set out to show him as much as I could in an hours time. conditions were the best they've been for quite sometime so off we went. Started at m51 and from there m81,m82. then m57,m27,m13,m92. All so far were very nice indeed. Then we went for m10,m12 and finished out the night with several open clusters in Ophiuchus and scorpius. It was a great hour!!!
Other (Other)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: poor Seeing: poor
Time: Fri Jun 26 02:40:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 350
even though it was very humid and a fog was starting to develop at ground level I was able to split the double double in lyra last night!With my modest scope I was able to seperate the 4 stars with a 4 mm eyepiece. In-between focus jiggles they were awesome!
M10 (Globular Cluster, in Ophiuchus)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Jun 25 02:55:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 349
I spent about an hour tonight before the dew took over my enviorment looking all throughout this great constellation. Lots of nice open and globular clusters can be found within it's boundries. Well worth a longer look another time!
M4 (Globular Cluster, in Scorpius)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sun Jun 21 02:30:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 348
I spent tonights time carefully going through scorpius viewing all the many clusters and wonderfull sights in it. M4 next to antares was nice as was M80 this evening. I wish scorpius would rise higher in the sky than it does because alot gets lost in light pollution of a nearby town to me. All the same it was great!
M27 (Dumbell Nebula) (Planetary Nebula, in Vulpecula)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sat Jun 20 02:30:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 347
I was able to view the dumbell nebula this evening. even though it was just a small fuzzy in my scope I was glad to have found it. also this evening M57 was very observable to me even at higher power
Alpha Lyr (Vega) (Star, in Lyra)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sat Jun 20 02:30:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 346
Tonight was the first time in a few weeks that conditions were good at my backyard.viewed vega tonight at high power and through my scope the star looked like a fireball surrounded by green flares even though I'm sure that this was just an illusion created by the optics it was an awesome sight.
M92 (Globular Cluster, in Hercules)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, PA, usa
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Tue Jun 9 01:53:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 483
able to get a good view of this globular cluster tonight even with the bright moon. sometimes I think I can see more detail on this cluster than m13 which is beautifull in its own right. we were also able to view m13 on this night
M57 (Ring Nebula) (Planetary Nebula, in Lyra)
Observer: Mark Stutzman (e-mail: mark@cca.ci.coatesville.pa.us)
Instrument: 4 1/2-inch equatorial reflector Location: Gilbertsville, Pa, usa
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jun 9 01:53:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 340
Even though there was a fairly bright moon and some light clouds drifting by continuously. I was surprised to be able to show a friend the ring nebula. From my modest scope at low power it looks like a smoke ring about the size of a pin head. efforts to increase power failed.
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