I originally started this blog on yahoo 360 as a very informal record of my observations with my first telescope — a 3″ Newtonian reflector. Over the years my notes have become a little more structured and detailed, and I moved it to WordPress when support for 360 failed.

Writing about my observations has led me to ask questions I might never have otherwise asked, and to revisit issues I might have otherwise forgotten. This journal is posted online mostly as a convenience for me, but I welcome comments and I would enjoy hearing from other amateur astronomers also learning to journal their observations.