Planets: Jupiter + 4 Galilean Moons, Saturn
Stars: Albireo (β2 Cygni, β1 Cygni)
Location: Home
Date: 2022-10-28
Time: 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM ADT
Equipment: Visual, Binoculars, Evostar 80ED
Eyepiece: 4mm, 15mm, 40mm
Magnification: x150, x40, x15
Temperature: 5° C
SQM: 19.17
Our youngest grandson was here for a sleepover so we set up the telescope to view a few things - Saturn, Jupiter and its moons, and whatever else we could interest him in. Given the temperature was a bit cool, interest was soon lost.
Jupiter
Time: 7:27 PM
Equipment: Telescope
Eyepiece: 40mm
We did see Jupiter and its 4 Galilean Moons; however, we could not make out the Great Red Spot (GRS). Io and Europa were on one side with Ganymede and Callisto on the other.
Saturn (in Capricornus)
Time: 7:45 PM
Equipment: Telescope
Eyepiece: 4mm
We observed Saturn and its rings which were seen as separate from the planet; there appeared to be a 'line shadow' on the planet caused by the rings. One moon was visible; guessing it was Dione.
Abireo (β Cygni)
Time: 8:22 PM
Equipment: Telescope
Eyepiece: all 3
We used the 40 first. The 15mm showed us the separation of Albireo into β1 Cygni (yellow-white in appearance and larger) and β2 Cygni (smaller and blue). They were oriented in an up-down perpendicular line with β2 Cygni above β1 Cygni.