(C'mon, Super-Moon! Just barely able to make it out through the clouds. The sky is lit up so beautifully, every so often the clouds break and you can see the glowing outline.)
11:45 P.M.
11:45 P.M.
11:59 P.M.
1. Observe the moonrise and record the time and date: June 23rd, 2013. At 9:00 P.M. there was no visible moon. At 9:30 there was also no visible moon. At 10:09, when I made my observations, the moon was covered by clouds. At one moment the clouds opened very slightly and I was able to see a faint shape of what I believe was the moon (hopefully it was not just moon-light). At this point, the moon was 50 degrees latitude using the fist-method we learned in class.
2. Record any color that you notice: This was not a great night for an observation because of the conditions. I will check back later tonight to see if I can get a better look. Last night, the color was perfectly white with some small darker spots that were only visible with my camera. To the naked eye, it was glowing white.
3. Record the shape of the Moon- draw it: N.A. for tonight's observation. Yesterday it was a full-moon with beams of light surrounding the circle.
4. Measure the size of the Moon using your “moon ruler*”.
5. Record the altitude of the Moon. Repeat the observations when the Moon is higher in the sky that same evening:
50 degrees at 10:09 P.M.
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