Thursday, January 24, 2008

Downloadable observation and sketch amateur astronomer log

I have put together a printable sheet to use as an observer's log. At the top, I have included the Seeing and Transparency Scales from the American Association of Amateur Astronomy. On the left-hand side, under the eyepiece column, just write the type and size of the eyepiece you are using. In the circles, use a pencil to sketch in what you see at the eyepiece. This can really help develop visual observer skills as well as increase your experience at the telescope. It can also be frustrating at first. I can only load images here, so I have saved it as one. Enjoy!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the log. This looks simple enough and I'll put it to good use. thanks again. Kentucky

Winston said...

thanks! Hope you find it useful!

Sean Welton said...

Awesome! I'm gonna print a bunch of these. Nice blog! Mines at http://www.visualastronomy.com