Sunday, November 14, 2010

Sky Journel #6

Date: October 28, 2010
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Crestview Lane, Mount Vernon, WA
The picture below is a replica I made of the sky as I saw it last night. The points have been drawn fairly large so that they’re able to be seen. With the help of Stellarium I was able to actually see full constellations because I had a better idea of what I was looking for but I’m still not convinced that they look like the shape that they’re supposed to look like.
            a. Piscis. Azimuth: 30
. Altitude: 190
SW. This one was fairly hard to see because it was so low on the horizon.
            b. Capricornus: Azimuth: 75
. Altitude: 45
NE. The connection of the stars looks a lot more like a bull to me but Stellarium lets you see the image over the constellation which is cool.
            c. Jupiter: Altitude: Azimuth: 90
. 230 NW. I think this was Jupiter. It could have been a star but it stood out slightly in color.

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