Cloud cover: 5%-10% – Cirrus
Transparency: below avg.
Seeing: below avg (4/5)
Darkness: city sky glow, no moon
Limiting Magnitude: 4 (unaided), 8 (bino)
Wind: none
Humidity: 85%-90%
Temperature: mid-70’s
Instrument: Bushnell 12×50
Compared to last night, tonight was a a little “hazy-er”. Not sure if this is due to worse transparency or higher humidity. Last night’s transparency might have been better than I rated it.
Jupiter was a bright disc surrounded by atmospheric glow that encompassed its moons. Callisto, Ganymede, Io, and Europa were all visible.
Antares appeared much as last night, yellow-orange with a lot of atmospheric sparkling that included green.
Vesta formed ~120° angle with HIP 80793 and phi Oph.
Spica was bright and blue; Arcturus yellow-white.
I could just make out the bright oval of Saturn, but no ring separation and no moons.
Venus large and very bright orange-white. Could not discern phase, perhaps due to brightness and/or haze.
