Backyard Astronomy Notes

Observing logs from a small 8-inch Dobsonian, mostly on clear nights with mediocre seeing.

• Saturn's rings were nicely open this autumn; Cassini division visible at 150x.
• The Pleiades look best in binoculars, not the telescope.
• Next project: a simple tracking mount for long exposures of Andromeda.

Last updated November 2026.