Moon Observations

Moon Project

Jessica Davidson

Astronomy 7

Observation Time: 8:50 p.m.

Obervation 1

A) Date & Location: September 24, 2012. Mt.SAC Campus B) North determined by IPhone App C) Altitude: 37 degrees D) Azimuth: 143 degrees E)

F) Waxing Gibbous G) Moon rose at 3:24 p.m.
Observation 2

A) Date & Location: September 26, 2012. Mt.SAC Campus B) North determined by IPhone App C) Altitude: 47 degrees D) Azimuth: 133 degrees E)

F) Waxing Gibbous G) 4:40 p.m.
Observation 3

A) September 28, 2012. Mt.SAC B) North determined by iPhone App C) Altitude: 46 degrees D) Azimuth: 134 degrees E)

F) Almost looks like a full moon, but waxing gibbous G) 5:45 p.m.
Observation 4

A) September 30, 2012. My home in Hacienda Heights B) North determined by iPhone app C) Altitude: 35 degrees D) Azimuth 145 degrees E)

F) Full Moon G) 6:50 p.m.
Observation 5

A) October 2, 2012. My home in Hacienda Heights B) North determined by iPhone app C) Altitude: 22 degrees D) Azimuth: 158 degrees E)

F) Waning Gibbous G) 8:01 p.m. H) The moon was just about at transit, because according to the moon transit for today it was supposed to occur at exactly 8:50 and that is when I did my