Class Stargaze 9-23-06

• Planets observed: Jupiter and Uranus
• Deep-space objects observed: M-objects 8, 11, 13, 31, and 57.
• Constellations: Sagittarius, Scorpio, Serpent-handler, the two serpens, Lyra, Aquila, the Swan, Andromeda, the King, Pegasus, Ursa Minor
• Stars: Antares, Arcturus, Epsilon-Lyra, Polaris
• Asterisms: Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Summer Triangle, the Square, the Worm asterism

We also noted how much the sky moved.

In Epsilon-Lyra, the star orientations were almost perpendicular, and almost parallel.

Andromeda (M31) was slanted to the left.

Uranus appeared to have a white disk with a blue hue.

Total time was 2 hours, at the PV Service Road.

Total time (personal) observation: 8 hours, 30 minutes.