The Observational Astronomy Skywatcher Notebook - Chris McMullen

Document and sketch your skywatching experiences in this astronomy notebook. Record your frame of reference, sketch key features in the night sky, record the astronomical coordinates for your observation, describe and sketch the object or event observed, describe the object or event viewed in detail, record quantitative data, and perform calculations in your notebook. This astronomy notebook serves as a diary for your observations of the night sky, and as a notebook in which to record quantitative data and qualitative observations. Compared to traditional blank notebooks/journals or starting from scratch with a word processor, this astronomy notebook provides a built-in structure for more organized observations. A class using these notebooks will record observations with a more uniform format. Assigning regular viewings of celestial objects and events to be recorded in this notebook is a great way to give astronomy students practice observing the night sky.