Date:12/15/09
Time:9-11 PM
Tools used: Meade EXT-80, Mark 1 eyeball.
Location:Englewood.
My grandparents gave me a Meade EXT-80 Achromatic Refractor telescope for my birthday, so I decided to try it out. After about an hour of trying to get it leveled and oriented correctly, I was able to observe M42, Rigel, and Alnilam in Orion. At this point, the battery that I had taken out of my alarm clock to power the 'scope died, so I observed the Geminids meteor shower for the rest of the night, and counted about 3 per hour, which would be expected considering the street lights, a large strip mall about four miles away, and the narrow view of the sky I have because of trees in my yard.
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