Date: December 7, 2013
Time: 8 - 9 pm
Location: Backyard (North Sarasota, FL)
Sky Conditions: Somewhat clear, with few larger clouds. Moon: waxing crescent.
Instruments Used: naked eye observations, no binoculars/telescopes
Planets: Venus
Bright Stars noted: Deneb, Alberio, Gamma Andromeda, Aldebaran
Constellations noted: Taurus, Andromeda, Cygnus
Binary Star: Alberio: one star bright blue, the other (lower to right) yellow. Gamma Andromeda: color difference - blue and golden. Theta Taurus visible, no clear color difference.
Deep Sky Objects: M45, The Pleiades: open, located in Taurus; seven brightest stars go under the name "The Seven Sisters"
M31, "The Andromeda Galaxy", located in Andromeda: most identifiable spiral galaxy
Cygnus' "North American Nebula", a faint green emission nebula, can be seen tonight
Cygnus' "North American Nebula", a faint green emission nebula, can be seen tonight
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