Observation 12/13/12

Tonight the sky is pretty clear in Sarasota. I'm in the back yard of my friends house who is closer to downtown so the visibility is a low 4. However I can see Orion and I'm pretty sure I can spot Mars.  The Summer triangle is close to the horizon so it is hard to see all of it because of trees. Mars rose first  first and the waning gibbous rose second. I can also see the big dipper. I observed from 9 to 10.