MOON OBSERVATIONS

August 24th 9:45 P.M.
Location: Northwest
Description: The moon was a waxing crescent. Very low in the sky. The moon was bright, and shone beautifully in the sky.
Weather: Not a cloud in the sky to disrupt visual of the moon. Stars and moon were exceptionally viable tonight.

Aug. 25th 11:08 P.M.
Location: Not exactly sure. My prediction is still northwest in the sky, but moves a little East the sky.
Description: The moon was not visible tonight when I investigated due to the weather conditions.
Weather: The clouds seemed to cover the entire sky. Most of the stars that were visible before are no longer visible. It was raining when I went outside, and very cloudy.

Aug. 26th 11:58 P.M.
Location: unknown
Description: The clouds blocked the moon, so it was not visible.
Weather: cloudy sand very humid. Not good sky gazing qualities.

Aug. 27th 8:00 P.M.
Location: North East, more towards the center of the sky
Description: Big beautiful 1st quarter moon
Weather: The sky was dark enough to gaze upon a couple stars. A few clouds obstructed the sky view… but the first quarter moon was still easy to see. Humid, and a few drops of rain could be felt while I was outside.

Aug. 28th 12:00 A.M.
Location: North East, more towards the East. Slowly notice the moon moving to the Eastern part of the sky.
Description: the waxing gibbous was more filled then the night before.
Weather: Sky had decent viewing conditions tonight. Better and even easier then yesterday.

Aug. 31st
Location: Eastern part of the sky
Description: The moon is still a waxing Gibbous moon and was very bright, even with the sun still out overall within partial light.
Weather: Clear Sky’s, good moon gazing qualities.

Sept 1st 11:59 P.M.
Location: Southern part of the sky
Description: The moon is still a waxing Gibbous, its much brighter then yesterday’s moon
Weather: Decent moon viewing qualities

Sept. 2nd 10:00 P.M.
Location: the moon is still in the southern part of the sky, but is very high up in the sky.
Description: It is a full moon and very beautiful. Big and Round. Almost appears as if every feature of the moon can be seen tonight.
Weather: The sky was quite clear, and it seemed like good moon gazing conditioned.

Sept. 5th 12:00 A.M.
Location: The moon is obviously apparent, higher over head.
Description: The moon is covered by large clouds, so it was hard to see exactly what this full moon had to offer. This is also very stressful b/c it is one of the last nights to see the full moon.
Weather: Cloudy today, so I waited to go outside. However, it was not exactly worth the wait.

October 18th 9:00 P.M.
Location: The moon was not rising when I was there from 9 to 10 P.M.
Description: I went with the class to the star gazing night. I saw a lot of stars, constellations, a satellite, and the planet Jupiter. It was an amazing experience. I enjoyed the satallight the most out of all the things I observed that night. It got extermly bright when it crossed the sky. We also saw a flock of birds cross the sky that gave the astronomy class something to disscuss a day later. However, the moon did not rise when I was outside.
Weather: Not cloudy, but very cold outside. The sky was very clearm and the season was perfect for star gazing rather than moon gazing.