Observing Log for Mike Durkin 1/20/2018 about 8:30PM-10:00PM Locust Valley, NY Transparency: 6/10, Seeing 4/5 Temperature: about 30-40 degrees Equipment: 70mm Stellarvue refractor Measured variable star T And. After that chatted a little bit with the neighbor about variable stars and other astronomical topics. After that took a quick look at M42 and M43. Using the 17mm eyepiece with the 2x barlow seemed like a good combination. After that I also tried to measure V Eri. Between the bit of thin clouds in the air and the cold which was affecting my hands, I didn't get to pin down a good magnitude number and I ended for the night. 1/15/2018 about 8:00PM-9:30PM Locust Valley, NY Transparency: 9/10, Seeing 3/5 Temperature: about 15-25 degrees Equipment: 10x50 binoculars After a couple of tough weeks at work, it was good to finally get out and observe, even though it was very cold. Visually measured variable stars Mira, U Ari, RZ Ari, α Ori and W Ori. The extreme cold seemed to affect my cellphone battery. I did go inside to recharge the phone for about 15-20 minutes. Other Log Entries <-- 2017  Jan   Feb  Mar  Apr   May   Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2019 -->