Started early (before moonrise)


Observations:
  • In Orion
    • M42 (Orion Nebula)
    • Meissa and Hatysa
    • Failed to see nebulas M78 and NGC 1975
  • In Gemini
    • M35 (Open Cluster) - found without hopping
    • Failed to see open cluster NGC 2158
  • M44 (Beehive Cluster) - Cancer - found without hopping
  • M41 (Little Beehive Cluster) - Canis Major
  • In Puppis:
    • M47 (Open Cluster) - Puppis - found without hopping
    • M46 (Open Cluster)
  • In Auriga:
    • M37, M36, M38 (Open Clusters)

Familiar Stars and Constellations - end of February

Familiar stars: 

Castor, Pollux, Procyon, Alhena, Sirius, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Aldebaran, Capella, Mirfak, Algol

Alkaid, Arcturus, Regulus, Gomeisa, Meissa, Tejat, Propus, Elnath


Familiar constellations:

Orion, Taurus, Perseus, Auriga, Cassiopea, Ursa Major

Canis Major, Gemini, Leo