Paul Cézanne's Astronomy Observing Reports

Introduction
I heard about the NexStar 50 Club years ago when I first found Mike Swanson’s excellent NexStar site and them promptly forgot about it. About a week ago he annouced 2 new members and I had the germ of an idea. I’ve always like the Messier Marathon idea, and if the skies are ever clear [...]

Ok, I’m not really giving up astronomy, but I was packing today for my 28 hour hour drive to Florida for the Winter Star Party. This will be my first real star party, real as defined by camping at the site, and I’m quite excited. But I was a bit taken aback by all the [...]