Planet: Jupiter, Saturn
Not Located:
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Location: Home
Date: 2020-08-10
Time: 10:40 PM - 11:30 PM ADT
Equipment: Visual, 10x42 IS Binoculars, 6" Dobsonian
Eyepiece: Meade Super Plössl 9.7mm Plössl
Magnification: x124
Temperature: 17° C
SQM: 18.91
Transparency: Fair (4)
Seeing: Fair (4)
Very light breeze with a few clouds. The fog rolling in shortened the session.
Jupiter
Located Jupiter very easily in the SE. Used binoculars first but could only locate 2 of the 4 moons so brought out my 6" Dobsonian. With it, I could not only locate the 4 moons but also see the direction of Jupiter's stripes.
Saturn
Easily spotted Saturn close to Jupiter in the SE. I used my binoculars first but then used the 6" Dobsonian. I was able to discern the orientation of the rings and located one of its moons - Phoebe. then the fog rolled in....