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Date: 2015-07-16

Time: 9:05 PM - 9:10 PM MDT

Seeing: III

Transparency: 6

Venus in bright twilight had a lovely crescent of about 20% illuminated. Viewed at 138x, the planet was about five degrees above the western horizon.

Jupiter had three moons visible along with two bands on its surface. Again at 138x, its recent conjunction with Venus placed it still about five degrees above the western horizon.

Time: 10:05 PM - 10:15 PM MDT

Seeing: I

Transparency: 7

Object: M64

This galaxy was asymmetrical with a hint of a dark lane across its center using averted visions at 138x. At 84x, I noticed a starlike nucleus.

Object: M85

Time: 10:28 PM MDT

I observed a star within this galaxy's boundary. Another star nearby combined with NGC 4394 (which was exceedingly dim) and a 4th star made a nice trapezoid shape. Observed at 84x.

Time: 10:37 PM MDT

Object: Albireo

At 42x, this double star was clearly separated, but the pair was quite close together.

Objects referenced in the narrative above

Venus

Jupiter

M64

M85

NGC 4394

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