October 11th Observations

October 11th, 2013. 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. I observed for four hours at my home address, in North Sarasota / Southgate area. Few clouds, but mostly clear. The moon was present, at a waxing crescent phase, almost at first quarter. I used naked eye observations, and used my Skywalker application to help me identify stars more easily. Jupiter was visible tonight, although I could not observe it in higher power with a telescope. Since I had no instruments, I focused mostly on finding constellations. Notable constellations I could find were Andromeda, Cygnus, and Ophiuchus. I was impressed by my ability to identify Cygnus and Ophiuchus off of memorization in the night sky! I also could observe the Milky Way system, once my eyes fully adjusted, around 9:00 pm.