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Venus (Planet, est. mag -4.9, est. to be in Aquarius)
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: Wed Feb 9 11:00:00 2022 UT Obs. no.: 2331
Early this morning, I observed Venus with my 10X50 binoculars. Even with binoculars, I was able to see Venus' crescent was starting to get fatter. It was a nice view.
Venus (Planet, est. mag -4.9, est. to be in Aquarius)
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: Wed Feb 9 11:00:00 2022 UT Obs. no.: 2330
Early this morning, I observed Venus with my 10X50 binoculars. Even with binoculars, I was able to see Venus' crescent was starting to get fatter. It was a nice view.
Venus (Planet, est. mag -4.3)
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: Thu Dec 16 22:00:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2318
This evening, my brother Anthony & I viewed the crescent of Venus through our binoculars. Our main target, Comet Leonard, was behind a cloud of course.
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.
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.
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.
Jupiter (Planet, est. mag -2.5, est. to be in Capricornus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 25-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Aug 26 01:30:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2290
Last evening, my brother Anthony & I went to the Westport Observatory to look at Jupiter in their 25" Dobsonian & Saturn in their 14" Schmidt Cassegrian reflector. Saturn showed its North Equitorial Belt very nicely with the Cassini Division also showing well. Titan, Rhea & one other moon were also out. Jupiter showed four belts including The NEB, NTB, SEB & STB. Three of its four moons were also out last night. We also put the 14" on Alberio & the blue & yellow stars were beautiful. Finally, The Chinese space station passed overhead & it was about first magnitude.
Jupiter (Planet, est. mag -2.5, est. to be in Capricornus)
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: Wed Aug 25 03:30:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2289
Last evening, I observed Saturn & Jupiter with my Newtonian Reflector. Jupiter's NEB is definitely brighter than its SEB. Its four moons were three on one side & one on the other side. I also observed the sun this morning & I was able to see one sunspot on it.
Saturn (Planet, est. mag -.2, est. to be in Capricornus)
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: Mon Aug 23 03:30:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2288
I just finished observing Saturn with my 5" Newtonian reflector. Saturn's rings showed up very nicely.
Saturn (Planet, est. mag -.2, est. to be in Capricornus)
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: Mon Aug 23 03:30:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2287
I just finished observing Saturn with my 5" Newtonian reflector. Saturn's rings showed up very nicely.
Saturn (Planet, est. mag -.2, est. to be in Capricornus)
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: Mon Aug 23 03:30:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2286
I just finished observing Saturn with my 5" Newtonian reflector. Saturn's rings showed up very nicely.
Jupiter (Planet, est. to be in Capricornus)
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: Sun Aug 22 04:15:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2285
Clear sky in the Southeast with the Moon passing.
Jupiter (Planet)
Observer: Mark (e-mail: mark1522@sbcglobal.net)
Instrument: 130-mm equatorial reflector Location: Marana, AZ, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Jul 21 11:30:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2278
Observed Jupiter around 30 minutes prior to sunrise. The Tucson area is in the midst of monsoon, so sky conditions are mixed. The brighter objects (like Jupiter) were easy to find. Used a 22mm lens with Barlow. I was able to get considerable footage for stacking later. Used Pixel phone for video recording. Three moons were visible, and the cloud belts were apparent.
Mercury (Planet, est. mag -.1)
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: Thu May 13 01:00:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2254
This evening, my brother Anthony & I observed Mercury with our computerized 5" MAK. In the center of Mercury's waning gibbous disc, we were able to see a large dark area which I believe is the Colaris Basin. We also observed globular clusters M13 & M92 which were very impressive. We also observed the core of galaxy M85. The double star Algebia in Leo was easy to split & we were also able to split the Double Double in Lira. During the day, I also observed the sunspot complex AR2882 on the Sun's face. I was able to see two spots & plenty of facula. It was a great day night double header of astronomy.
Jupiter (Planet, est. to be in Capricornus)
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: Tue Dec 22 01:50:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2225
Saturn is barely visible close to the brighter one in the SW before 6pm PST.
Mars (Planet, est. mag -2, est. to be in Pisces)
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 Nov 23 23:45:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2219
Last evening, my brother Anthony & I observed several objects beginning with two planets. Even though Mars is now shrinking in size, we were still able to see several land features. The north polar hood is still very obvious. We also viewed so called Dwarf Planet Ceres which looked like a tiny blue orb. We managed to observe edge on galaxy NGC7331. It had a bright core with faint wings along side it. We also viewed globular cluster M15, several open clusters & eleven double stars. Finally, this morning, we observed the sun with our solar equipment. There were three sunspot groups on the sun & they were impressive. Both of us have pictures of the sun on our FB pages.
Mars (Planet, est. mag -2.4)
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: good
Time: Thu Nov 5 00:30:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2211
Last evening I observed Mars with my 5.1" Short Tube Newtonian Telescope. I had my best view of Mars for this entire apparition with Syrtis Major showing easily. I also saw other land features nicely as well as the Blue white north polar hood. I also made a naked eye color comparison between Mars, Jupiter & Saturn. Jupiter looked white to me while Saturn had a yellow look but Mars' orange color was really outstanding. I also did some observations of the moon & The Pleiades. This morning, I observed the sun's face with my solar scope. Sunspot group AR2781 showed a large sunspot group just entering the sun's face. I will be following this group in the coming days.
Mars (Planet, est. mag -2.4)
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: good
Time: Thu Nov 5 00:30:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2210
Last evening I observed Mars with my 5.1" Short Tube Newtonian Telescope. I had my best view of Mars for this entire apparition with Syrtis Major showing easily. I also saw other land features nicely as well as the Blue white north polar hood. I also made a naked eye color comparison between Mars, Jupiter & Saturn. Jupiter looked white to me while Saturn had a yellow look but Mars' orange color was really outstanding. I also did some observations of the moon & The Pleiades. This morning, I observed the sun's face with my solar scope. Sunspot group AR2781 showed a large sunspot group just entering the sun's face. I will be following this group in the coming days.
Mars (Planet, est. mag -2.5, est. to be in Pisces)
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 15 01:15:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2207
For the last two evenings, I've been observing Mars with my 5.1" short tube Newtonian Reflector. The blue white North Polar Hood is still very obvious & I also saw some dark markings on Mars' surface again. Last Night, I also viewed the Pleiades & the Hyades open clusters with low power. There are many interesting double stars within each cluster & it will take me time to closely look at each double during the coming weeks.
Mars (Planet, est. mag -2.5, est. to be in Pisces)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-mm refractor Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Oct 7 01:45:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2201
This evening, I observed Mars with my 5.1 Newtonian Short Tube reflector. One again I was able to see dark albedo features as well as the North Polar Hood. I also saw the ISS go over my house It was quite a doubleheader.
Mars (Planet, est. mag -2.6)
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: Sat Oct 3 02:15:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2199
Last evening after coming home from work, I observed the close conjunction of Mars & the moon with both my naked eyes & binoculars. Mars was less than one degree above the upper left of the moon. I took a photo of the conjunction & it's in my Facebook page.
Mars (Planet, est. mag -2.6)
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: Sat Oct 3 02:15:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2198
Last evening after coming home from work, I observed the close conjunction of Mars & the moon with both my naked eyes & binoculars. Mars was less than one degree above the upper left of the moon. I took a photo of the conjunction & it's in my Facebook page.
Venus (Planet, est. mag -3.9)
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: Mon Sep 21 09:45:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2195
Last Night & then early this morning, I observed both Mars & Venus. With Mars, I was able to view the dark markings on Mars' surface. As Mars gets closer, seeing dark features on Mars' face are getting easier. I also was easily able to view Mars' blue white North Polar Hood. That was quite a sight. I then observed Venus early this morning. Venus' waxing gibbous face is showing dark dash lines embedded if Venus' cloud tops. I am looking forward to making more observations of both of these planets.
Venus (Planet, est. mag -4.1)
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: Sat Sep 12 10:00:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2191
For the last two days, I have been observing Jupiter, Saturn, Mars & Venus with my Newtonian Reflector. On Thursday evening I first observed Jupiter. I was able to see its North & South Equatorial belts & its moons. The rings of Saturn showed up very nicely as well as its moon Titan. Last night, I observed Mars. Its orange disc was something to see & I viewed the dark areas during moments of good seeing. I then got up at 6:00 AM to view Venus. Venus is now in its waxing gibbous phase & I was able to see dark shading on the southern end of the planet's face. What enjoyment. .
Venus (Planet, est. mag -4.1)
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: Sat Sep 12 10:00:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2190
For the last two days, I have been observing Jupiter, Saturn, Mars & Venus with my Newtonian Reflector. On Thursday evening I first observed Jupiter. I was able to see its North & South Equatorial belts & its moons. The rings of Saturn showed up very nicely as well as its moon Titan. Last night, I observed Mars. Its orange disc was something to see & I viewed the dark areas during moments of good seeing. I then got up at 6:00 AM to view Venus. Venus is now in its waxing gibbous phase & I was able to see dark shading on the southern end of the planet's face. What enjoyment. .
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