Comet: C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Planet: Jupiter, Saturn
Stars: χ1, χ3, ψ Sgr, 50 Sgr
HR Stars: 7327
HD Stars: 112196, 112735, 113365
Identified, not Observed & Not entered into Logbook or database:
Moon, Boötes, Coma Berenices
Location: Home
Date: 2020-08-05/06
Time: 10:50 PM - 12:09 AM ADT
Equipment: Visual, 10x42 IS Binoculars
Temperature: 19° C
SQM: 18.61 - 18.75
Transparency: Poor (5)
Seeing: Poor (5)
It was cloudy last evening (August 4, 2020) so could not view the comet. There were no clouds this evening, and no breeze.
Jupiter
Time: 11:03 PM - 11:10 PM ADT
Equipment: Binoculars
S&T Chart: 66
Jupiter was in Sagittarius and formed a triangle with 50 Sgr and HR 7327. All 4 of Jupiter's moons were on one side. Europa and Io were close together and close to the planet.
Comet NEOWISE
Time: 11:12 PM ADT
Equipment: Visual, Binoculars
S&T Chart: 44, 45
Had used Arcturus and Mufrid (ζ Boötes) in conjunction with the line of stars in Coma Berenices. Averted vision was the only way to "see" the comet. No tail was obvious, but it was a round, greenish-greyish fuzzy with a dense, brighter core. I stopped mapping the star field at 11:40 PM as it had now descended into the murky horizon.
