9/5/10
Last night at about 10pm, I went out on to my driveway and to my surprise, I was able to identify Sagittarius and the Corona Australis. I was looking for the Teapot and It was relatively easy to spot! I also managed to see Venus.
9/11/10
Observing from my driveway, approximately 9pm, it looked as if the moon had almost reached the first quarter so I figured it was in the last moments of waxing crescent phase. The moon was in an eastern position against the sky. I was not able to identify any specific constellations-only the planet Venus, which is still pretty cool.
9/17/10
Friday night I was on my friend's beach on casey key. I observed that the moon was waxing gibbous making it so bright, that it was really difficult to point out specific constellations. Nontheless, far to the east of the moon, I managed to make out a super bright star that I thought was Venus. Looking at the sky from the beach was really great due to the relative darkness of my surroundings- I'll have to be sure to go again when the moon is in a better phase.
9/20/10
Although I did not manage to make it to the scheduled Observation, I did manage to do some observing of my own outside my house at about 9pm. When I looked directly overhead, I could see the summer triangle which includes the stars Vega, Altair, and Deneb! I was able to spot scorpius, and its brightest star Antares, made it easier for me to spot.
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