Place: Pine View School
Time: 8:30-10:00 P.M.
On Sunday night, the skies were extremely clear. Ten first magnitude stars could be seen above the horizon, some of which being, Sirius, Rigel, Betelgeuse, Algol and Polaris. Through the telescope I was able to see emission nebulae, such as the Orion nebula, several binary stars, and M35 and M41. I also identified the location of the ecliptic, along which I could see the winter zodiacal constellations. The constellation of Orion served as a starting place from which I could identify various other stars, constellations, and M objects in the night sky. Around ten o'clock the moon began to rise and a few clouds covered up the stars.
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