Observing Session Certificate

 

 

1.  Constellations - Spring - Ursa Major                                                            Twenty Required

       - Leo

       - Virgo

       - Cancer

       - Boötes

       - Corona Borealis                                   

 

     - Summer - Lyra

          - Cygnus

          - Aquila

          - Hercules

          - Scorpius

          - Sagittarius

 

     - Autumn - Cassiopeia

         - Perseus

         - Pegasus

         - Draco

         - Ursa Minor

         - Andromeda

 

     - Winter - Auriga

       - Orion

       - Taurus

       - Gemini

       - Canis Major

       - Canis Minor

 

 

2.  Major Stars - Spring - Arcturus                                                                        Fifteen Required

   - Spica

   - Mizar (and Alcor)

   - Regulus

 

  - Summer - Vega

       - Deneb

       - Altair

       - Antares

 

  - Autumn - Algol

      - Alpheratz (a And)

      - Markab (a Peg)

  - Winter - Capella

     - Betelgeuse

     - Rigel

     - Aldebaran

     - Castor

     - Pollux

     - Sirius

     - Procyon

 

 

3.  Planets - Mercury (N)                                                                                    Five Required

      - Venus (N)

      - Mars (N)

      - Jupiter (N)

      - Saturn (N)

      - Uranus (N/B/S)

      - Neptune (B/S)

      - Pluto (optional) (S*)

 

 

4.  Multiple Star Systems - Spring - z Ursae Majoris (N)(B)                                    Ten Required

       - a Canum Venaticorum (S)

       - gLeonis (S)

       - m Bootis (B)

       - x Bootis (S)

       - g Virginis (S)

       - i Cancri (S)

       - a Ursae Minoris (S)

 

 

     - Summer - a Librae (B)

          - b Scorpii (S)

          - b Cygni (S)

          - e Lyrae (B)(S)

          - a Herculis (S)

          - r Herculis (S)

          - o Cygni (B)

          - r Ophuchi (B)

          - 61 Cygni (S)

          - g Delphini (S)

 

                                         - Autumn - a Capricorni (N)

          - n Draconis (B)(S)

          - b Capricorni (B)

          - g Andromedae (S)

          - g Arietis (S)

          - h Cassiopeiae (S)

      - Winter - a Geminorum (S)

         - s Orionis (S)

         - g Arietis (S)

         - b Monocerotis (S)

         - g Leporis (B)

 

 

5.  Basic Deep Sky - Spring - M-44  Cancer (Gal. Cl.) (N/B)                        Eight Required

      

        - Summer - M-13  Hercules (Glob. Cl.) (B)

 - Collendar 399 (Coathanger) (asterism) (N/B)

 - M-8  Sagittarius (Lagoon) (Em. Neb.) (B)

 - M-22 Sagittarius  (Glob. Cl.) (B)

 - M-16 Sagittarius (Eagle) (Em. Neb.) (B)

 

        - Autumn - M-31 Andromeda (Galaxy) (N/B)

- NGC 869 & 884  Perseus (Double Cluster) (N/B)

 

        - Winter - M-45  Taurus (Gal. Cl.) Pleiades (N)

          - M-42  Orion (Em. Neb.) (N)

          - Hyades  Taurus (Open Cl.) (N)

          - M-35  Gemini (Open Cl.) (B)

 

 

6.  Other Astronomical Events - Solar Eclipse (Total/Annular/Partial)            Four Required

    Lunar Eclipse (Total/Partial)

    Occultation (Lunar)

    Planetary Grouping (3 bodies)

    Transit (Planetary or Satellite) (S)

    Aurora (A Good One!)

    Meteor Shower (A Good One!)

    Orbiting artificial satellite (at least 3 -- not aircraft!)

    Comet

 

 

 

(N)       Naked eye

(N/B)   Naked eye/Binocular

(B)       Binocular

(B/S)    Binocular/Scope

(S)       Scope

(S*)     Scope (at least 25cm)

 

 

 

Ver. 1.5

Ted Bronson