Observing

Breaking in the 2007 Observing Season with a Great Night of Deep Space Observing.

If you haven’t tried it or want to compare it with your own experience, here’s the blow by blow of what it was like for me to spend a night looking for 110 objects.

By Norm Sperling. Excerpted by permission from his book “What Your Astronomy Textbook Won’t Tell You” copyright (c) 2002

Many amateur astronomers have never given double star observing a chance. Here are some good reasons to do so...

Many amateurs restrict themselves to rare observing opportunities when they can get to a remote site. Here's how and why to increase your time under the stars...