Observation Post 5/15

Observation Post

Week of 4/27

The majority of my observations were made at around 8:00 at night and at 5:30 in the morning. They were done in a moderate to cold temperature. The sky on some days was clear while other days were cloudy. I did my observations at home, and on my way to school. On the days with the cloudy sky no observations could have been made. On the days that were not cloudy I observed multiple things. I observed two famous constellations, the Big Dipper, or Ursa Major, and the Little Dipper, or Ursa Minor. I was able to locate what I believe to be Spica in the constellation Virgo and Arcturus in the constellation of Bootes. I also observed the stars Castor and Pollux in the constellation of Gemini. I also observed multiple phases of the moon, including a waning gibbous, a third quarter, and a waning crescent.