How do you log your observations? (very long)

Jeez! Am I supposed to making a list of everything I look at through my
'scope? That sounds a bit too much like serious work for me!

HI Davoud:

It _can_ be. I don't and never have logged _every_ observation. But I do note a
significant number of them, if only with date/time, object observed and a brief
description. Believe me, once you get into the habit, it's not a chore. It's
fun and helps you see more. By concentrating on an object to adequately record
what you're seeing, either in prose or in a drawing, you'll notice far more
details than you would if you took a quick look and moved on to the next
object. Also, you'll come to treasure that logbook and will often find it very
useful years down the road: "Was I ever able to see the Horsehead? What did it
look like?"

My only regret when it comes to logging is that one of my exwives threw out my
60s - 70s logs (I do have everything from the 80s on). ;-)






Peace,
Rod Mollise
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