Wednesday October 10th, 2012
8:00pm-10:00pm
Blackburn Point Rd
Clear dark skies, with fifth magnitude visibility
This observation session was a great success, with the help of discussion, direction, and tools to augment my view of the sky. The telescope offered great views, especially of the bright orange Antares and M11, the Wild Duck Cluster. It was amazing to be able to view the arc of the Milky Way Galaxy overhead, as well as the faraway Andromeda galaxy, both through binoculars and the telescope. I enjoyed being able to identify many of the constellations we have learned in class, and noticed that they seem much larger and more spread out in the sky than on paper and maps. Sagittarius's teapot shape was especially distinct in the sky. I was also lucky to see one meteor flash across my view.
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