Chapter 2. Observing Hacks

2. Observing Hacks

Section 2.1.  Hacks 1132

Hack 11.  See in the Dark

Hack 12.  Protect Your Night Vision from Local Lights

Hack 13.  Describe the Brightness of an Object

Hack 14.  Identify Stars by Name

Hack 15.  Identify Stars by Catalog Designations

Hack 16.  Know Your Constellations

Hack 17.  Understand Celestial Coordinate Systems

Hack 18.  Print Custom Charts

Hack 19.  Keep Your Charts at the Eyepiece

Hack 20.  Locate Objects Geometrically

Hack 21.  Learn to Star Hop

Hack 22.  Learn to See DSOs

Hack 23.  Observe Shallow-Space Objects

Hack 24.  Slow Down, You Move Too Fast, You've Got to Make the Evening Last

Hack 25.  Learn Urban Observing Skills

Hack 26.  Sweep Constellations

Hack 27.  Maintain an Observing Notebook

Hack 28.  Develop an Organized Logging System

Hack 29.  Plan and Prepare for a Messier Marathon

Hack 30.  Run a Messier Marathon

Hack 31.  Photograph the Stars with Basic Equipment

Hack 32.  Discover and Name a New Planet