Observing Log for Mike Durkin 6/21-22/2019 11:30PM-12:00AM Locust Valley, NY Transparency: 9/10, Seeing 4/5 Temperature: about 60-70 degrees Equipment: Stellarvue 70mm refractor Measured variable stars Z UMa and S UMa. First chance to test out the new eyepiece that I got from George S. My initial reaction is that I do like the eyepiece. Even though this lens is 6.7mm, it may be better to use compared to the 4.7mm Plossl I usually use for very high magnification. After looking at the variable stars, I tried the eyepiece on Jupiter. It was better than I had originally expected. I was able to easily see 3 moons. The belts were also visible. After that I tried the 2x and 3x barlow lens (125x and 188x). THe belts showed more detail. Also looking at Sky Safari, Europa was transiting and it's shadow was supposed to be visible. I might have glimpsed the shadow at first, but as it moved toward the middle of Jupiter's disk, it was much easier to see. The Great Red Spot was also supposed to be visible, but I am not certain I saw it. A cat came by for a bit and wanted some attention. Other Log Entries <-- 2018 Jan  Feb  Mar   Apr  May   Jun   Jul  Aug   Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2020 -->