Observing Log for Mike Durkin 12/30/2014 about 12:00AM-1:00AM Locust Valley, NY Transparency: 7/10, Seeing 3/5 Temperature: about 25-35 degrees Equipment: 10x50 and 15x70 binoculars Observed comet Lovejoy C2014 Q2 in Lepus. It was fairly easy to find in the southern part of Lepus near HIP 24528, although it wasn't very impressive to see, most likely because of the significant light pollution and the fact the the comet was low in the sky (about 20-25 degrees altitude). I would estimate tht the coma appeared about 10-20 arcminutes in diameter. No obvious sign of a tail or elongation. After that I made a visual measurement of α Ori. 12/14/2014 about 6:00PM-7:00PM Locust Valley, NY Transparency: 8/10, Seeing 3/5 Temperature: about 35-45 degrees Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel T3i DSLR photometry of P Cyg. Saw one faint slow moving meteor that went to the west. I am pretty sure it was a sporadic. 12/7/2014 about 7:00PM-11:00PM Locust Valley, NY Transparency: 8/10, Seeing 4/5 Temperature: about 25-35 degrees Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel T3i DSLR photometry of P Cyg, γ Cas, κ Cas, ρ Cas, ε Aur, and X Per. A nearly full moon. Other Log Entries <-- 2013 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec   2015 -->