Observation

Date: May 23rd, 2014
Time: 9:00 - 9:30 PM
Place: My house
Sky Conditions: Clear
Instruments Used: Naked eye, Phone app
Planets: 
Bright Stars: Polaris, Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri, Capella, Regulus, Castor, Pollux
Constellations Noted: Centaurus, Gemini, Virgo, Auriga, Leo, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Bootes
Binary Stars: 

Deep Sky Objects: 
Other: Moon phase is waning crescent

Observation

Date: May 22nd, 2014
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 PM
Place: My house
Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Instruments Used: Naked eye
Planets: 
Bright Stars: Polaris, Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri, Capella, Regulus, Castor, Pollux
Constellations Noted: Leo, Centaurus, Gemini, Auriga, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Bootes
Binary Stars: 

Deep Sky Objects: 
Other: Moon phase is waning crescent

Observation

Date: May 16th, 2014
Time: 8:00 - 8:30 PM
Place: My house
Sky Conditions: Mostly Clear
Instruments Used: Naked eye, Phone app
Planets: Jupiter, Mars
Bright Stars: Polaris, Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri, Castor, Pollux, Regulus
Constellations Noted: Centaurus, Virgo, Gemini, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Bootes, Leo
Binary Stars: 

Deep Sky Objects: 
Other: Using the app on my phone I found that Jupiter is in the constellation Gemini and Mars is in Virgo.

Observation

Date: May 15th, 2014
Time: 9:00 - 9:30 PM
Place: My house
Sky Conditions: Mostly Clear
Instruments Used: Naked eye
Planets: 
Bright Stars: Polaris, Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri, Regulus
Constellations Noted: Gemini, Centaurus, Virgo, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Bootes, Leo
Binary Stars: 

Deep Sky Objects: 
Other: Moon phase was full

Observation

Date: May 3rd, 2014
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 PM
Place: My house
Sky Conditions: Clear
Instruments Used: Naked eye
Planets: 
Bright Stars: Polaris, Spica, Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri, Regulus, Cor Caroli
Constellations Noted: Centaurus, Virgo, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Bootes, Leo, Canes Venatici
Binary Stars: 

Deep Sky Objects: 
Other: Moon phase is waxing crescent

Observations

Date: May 2nd, 2014
Time: 8:00 - 8:30 PM
Place: My house
Sky Conditions: Mostly Clear
Instruments Used: Naked eye
Planets: 
Bright Stars: Polaris, Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri, Regulus
Constellations Noted: Centaurus, Virgo, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Bootes, Leo
Binary Stars: 

Deep Sky Objects: 
Other: the Sickle

Quarter 4 Astronomer Bio Sources

Works Cited

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"John Dobson (amateur Astronomer)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 24 May 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dobson_%28amateur_astronomer%29>.

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Woo, Elaine. "John Dobson, Evangelist for Amateur Astronomy, Dies at 98." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2014. Web. 24 May 2014. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/john-dobson-evangelist-for-amateur-astronomy-dies-at-98/2014/01/21/1901f2de-82a2-11e3-8099-9181471f7aaf_story.html>.