Date: March 23, 2014
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM
Place: Sarasota, FL (Southgate)
Sky Conditions: cloudy, can still see most stars. Moon at 3rd Quarter
Instruments Used: no binoculars or telescopes.
Planets: Jupiter & Mars
Bright Stars noted:Aldebaren, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Sirius, Algol, Castor, Pollux
Constellations noted: Taurus, Ursa Major, Orion, Leo, Canes Venatici, Cancer, Canis Major, Puppis, Perseus, Gemini, Virgo
Binary Star: Algol (eclipsing binary), Rigel, Sirius B
Deep Sky Objects: Hyades & Pleiades (The Seven Sisters) in Taurus
Big Dipper in Ursa Major
M42, Horsehead Nebula, Orion's Belt in Orion
Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici
Crab Nebula in Cancer
Big Dipper in Ursa Major
M42, Horsehead Nebula, Orion's Belt in Orion
Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici
Crab Nebula in Cancer
Other: Jupiter in the constellation Gemini, Mars in Virgo
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