Paul Cézanne's Astronomy Observing Reports

Ask almost any astronomer and they’ll tell you that aperture rules. The bigger the telescope, the better it is. But they also say the best scope is the scope that you use the most. That’s why we see the recent influx of “grab and go” scopes, it is easy to pick up a small scope [...]

Remember when you first saw the rings of Saturn or the Orion Nebula, how stunning they were to you. Did you gasp or say something, or maybe you just held your breath. Those times are rare because with experience, the things we look for are not as impressive. Sure, search for that dim DSO might [...]

I arrived at YFOS around 5:45pm, maybe a little later. The skies were perfectly clear but the moon, a few days before full, was extremely bright. I knew the moon would interfere with the seeing but after Monday’s disappointing visit I just didn’t care. It had been so long since I had been out that [...]