Observing Log for Mike Durkin


9/27/2014 about 11:00PM-3:30AM
Locust Valley, NY
Transparency: 9/10, Seeing 2-3/5
Temperature: about 65-75 degrees
Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel T3i

DSLR photometry of P Cyg and CH Cyg.
Also did a wide field image of the constellation Triangulum, while trying to get M33 and star cluster NGC 752.

Triangulum Constellation


9/26/2014 about 11:00PM-1:00AM
Locust Valley, NY
Transparency: 9/10, Seeing 3/5
Temperature: about 55-65 degrees
Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel T3i

DSLR photometry of P Cyg, R Lyr, γ Cas, κ Cas and ρ Cas


9/20/2014 about 12:00AM-3:00AM
Locust Valley, NY
Transparency: 8/10, Seeing 4/5
Temperature: about 50-65 degrees
Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel T3i

DSLR photometry of P Cyg, R Lyr, γ Cas, ρ Cas κ Cas and CH Cyg.
At around 2:30-3:00 AM I saw an extremely bright slowly moving meteor, travelling from the North East and maybe 30-40 degrees up from the horizon. I crude estimate of the magnitude would have been about -6 to -9


9/14/2014 about 12:00AM-2:00AM
Locust Valley, NY
Transparency: 7/10, Seeing 3/5
Temperature: about 55-65 degrees
Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel T3i

Just after Isaac's bar mitzvah.
DSLR photometry of P Cyg, R Lyr, γ Cas, and ρ Cas.
There was some scattered clouds while I was trying t image Cassiopeia.


9/12/2014 about 10:00PM-11:00PM
Locust Valley, NY
Transparency: 6/10, Seeing 3/5
Temperature: about 55-65 degrees, very humid.
Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel T3i

DSLR photography of P Cyg.
There was a noticable thin layer of clouds, so I"m not even sure that my measurement of P Cyg wil be OK.
There was also a chance of an aurora that evening, but I did not see any signs of one.


9/1/2014 about 9:00PM-11:00PM
Locust Valley, NY
Transparency: 6/10, Seeing 3/5
Temperature: about 70-80 degrees, very humid.
Equipment: Hutech modified Canon Rebel T3i and 15x50 binoculars.

DSLR of P Cyg.
Visual measurements of α Her, Z UMa, τ4 Ser, V Aql, U Aql and RT Cap.
I probably should not have done Z UMa since it was at the very edge of visibility.



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