Observations

January 29th, 2010 12:15 A.M.
Location: The moon was extremely high in the sky. I believe it was situated in the upper west potion of the sky.
Description: I went outside when I was walking my dogs. This was the first time I saw the moon that night. I was automatically in shock; I was able to walk my dogs in the complete darkness with no issue at all. I was not aware yet that it was considered the largest, and brightest moon of the year. I saw each and every feature of the moon. It completely lit up the entire sky as I stood there with my dogs. The moon was of course a full moon. I was able to identify a few stars when I was outside. I saw Orion, Cetus, and what I believe was Triagulum. I was outside for about one and a half hours. It was phenomenal.
Weather: It was almost a cloudless night. The moon was so bright that I had no issue seeing the moon even with a light cloud overhead. There was a nice breeze, but perfect setting for stargazing.


February 1st, 2010 10:50 P.M.
Location: The moon this week was in the northern potion of the sky, it appeared. The moon stood very bright, and every appeared to be towards the center of the sky after I took a few more glances.
Description: the moon was a waning gibbous. At first I thought it was a full moo, but I could tell that a part of the right side was a little slanted. The sky was clear enough for me to identify stars for about 20 minuets with my little brother. I saw Tarus, and I believe I also observed the constellation of Aries. I believe I saw Jupiter in the lower part of the horizon, towards the south.
Weather: the weather was nice, it is getting colder every day. It was breezy enough to puss the clouds far enough that it was out of view.


February 16th, 2010 9:50 P.M.
Location: The waxing crescent was in the western portion of the sky. It was nearly a tiny sliver. There was not much to observe tonight with the moon.
Description: The moon was not very bright due to the small size. The sky was mostly clear so I could see the stars, but not quite well enough to identify some of the constellations. I wish moon was bigger tonight, because I spent a lot of time outside trying to identify stars. I say Orion and the big dipper. Jupiter is moving lower each day, and seems to be moving behind the sun. It is expected that it will complete this prediction in the end of the month. About an hour was spent outside.
Weather: The weather was pleasant, and clouds hung low in the sky. I was not able to see many of the features of the sky. I know that Venus is towards the south of Jupiter, but it was not bright enough for me to identify for sure.


January 29th, 2010 12:15 A.M.
Location: The moon was extremely high in the sky. I believe it was situated in the upper west potion of the sky.
Description: I went outside when I was walking my dogs. This was the first time I saw the moon that night. I was automatically in shock; I was able to walk my dogs in the complete darkness with no issue at all. I was not aware yet that it was considered the largest, and brightest moon of the year. I saw each and every feature of the moon. It completely lit up the entire sky as I stood there with my dogs. The moon was of course a full moon. I was able to identify a few stars when I was outside. I saw Orion, Cetus, and what I believe was Triagulum. I was outside for about one and a half hours. It was phenomenal.
Weather: It was almost a cloudless night. The moon was so bright that I had no issue seeing the moon even with a light cloud overhead. There was a nice breeze, but perfect setting for stargazing.


February 1st, 2010 10:50 P.M.
Location: The moon this week was in the northern potion of the sky, it appeared. The moon stood very bright, and every appeared to be towards the center of the sky after I took a few more glances.
Description: the moon was a waning gibbous. At first I thought it was a full moo, but I could tell that a part of the right side was a little slanted. The sky was clear enough for me to identify stars for about 20 minuets with my little brother. I saw Tarus, and I believe I also observed the constellation of Aries. I believe I saw Jupiter in the lower part of the horizon, towards the south.
Weather: the weather was nice, it is getting colder every day. It was breezy enough to puss the clouds far enough that it was out of view.


February 16th, 2010 9:50 P.M.
Location: The waxing crescent was in the western portion of the sky. It was nearly a tiny sliver. There was not much to observe tonight with the moon.
Description: The moon was not very bright due to the small size. The sky was mostly clear so I could see the stars, but not quite well enough to identify some of the constellations. I wish moon was bigger tonight, because I spent a lot of time outside trying to identify stars. I say Orion and the big dipper. Jupiter is moving lower each day, and seems to be moving behind the sun. It is expected that it will complete this prediction in the end of the month. About an hour was spent outside.
Weather: The weather was pleasant, and clouds hung low in the sky. I was not able to see many of the features of the sky. I know that Venus is towards the south of Jupiter, but it was not bright enough for me to identify for sure.



February 14th, 2010 11:00 P.M.
Location: There was a new moon today, so the moon was not located in any specific part of the sky.
Description: When I went outside today, I was not able to identify any moon. There was a new moon today, which made everything seem a lot darker when I was outside. I spent most of the time searching for stars.
I believe I saw Gemini, and a shooting star. It was a very beautiful night, but it felt unreal without the moon out. I was outside for about one hour as I walked my two dogs.
Weather: the air was very cold for me, but I stayed outside as long as I could. I wish I could have identified more constellations, but it was vary cloudy. Clouds would pass eventually. However, it took much to long to wait.

February 15th, 2010 8:30 P.M.
Location: The waning crescent was found in the right corner of the sky towards the northern part.
Description: There was not much to observe, the moon is starting to form into a whole once again. I was able to see Tarus in the sky while I was looking up, as well as orion.
Weather: It was lightly chilled, but I was able to stay out for about an hour to observe a few aspects of the sky. I tried to take some photos of the sky, but nothing came up. The clouds were light and didn’t really hinder my viewing ability while I was outside.