Observing Log for Mike Durkin
          
6/16/2013 about 12:15AM-2:00AM 
Locust Valley, NY 
Transparency: 7/10, Seeing 3/5 
Temperature: ??  
Equipment: Hutech modified Conan Rebel XT 
 
DSLR Photometry of δ Sco and κ Oph. 
 
 
 
6/15/2013 about 2:00AM-4:00AM 
Locust Valley, NY 
Transparency: 7/10, Seeing 3/5 
Temperature: ??  
Equipment: Hutech modified Conan Rebel XT 
 
DSLR Photometry of P Cyg and AC Her. 
A roccon came out again this week to get at the garbage can. 
 
 
 
6/9/2013 about 10:00PM-11:00PM 
Locust Valley, NY 
Transparency: 6/10, Seeing 4/5 
Temperature: about 65-75 degrees 
Equipment: Stellarvue 70mm refractor and 10x50 binoculars 
 
Visually observed variable star Z UMa. 
I had to cut the session short because a couple of racoons came out to get into the garbage can. 
 
 
 
6/1/2013 about 11:30PM-2:00AM 
Locust Valley, NY 
Transparency: 7/10, Seeing 4/5 
Temperature: about 70-80 degrees 
Equipment: Stellarvue 70mm refractor and 10x50 binoculars 
 
Visually observed variable stars Z UMa, ST UMa, S Lib, V Boo, and W Boo. 
 
 
 
6/1/2013 about 2:00AM-4:00AM 
Locust Valley, NY 
Transparency: 8/10, Seeing 4/5 
Temperature: about 70-80 degrees 
Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel XT 
 
DSLR photometry of P Cyg.  I also took some test images with my new IR/UV cutoff filter
to see if maybe I can use it on red stars.  I took some images neat Alberio/Vulpecula/Lyra
which has some stable red stars due to dust. 
Also visually measuers α Her and η Aql.  
 
 
 
  
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