2026-11-04T06:31:00Zstarlightgideonhttps://smallcomet.ivus.mom/The Small CometStarlightgideon on amateur astronomy, mostly.A steady view of Jupiter, at lastIf you've read the last few posts, you'll know about cloud all week. There's always a risk of cold fingers, and this time it nearly happened.https://smallcomet.ivus.mom/posts/a-steady-view-of-jupiter-at-last.html2026-11-04T06:31:00Z2026-11-04T06:31:00ZA muggy week of observingAutumn is a funny time for stargazing. I've stopped expecting every observing log to be better than the last.https://smallcomet.ivus.mom/posts/a-muggy-week-of-observing.html2026-10-24T12:31:00Z2026-10-24T12:31:00ZWhat Ansel taught me about the moonThere is a particular kind of calm in star-hopping to faint galaxies, and I had plenty of it yesterday. Then I watched a meteor shower from the garden, mostly out of curiosity.https://smallcomet.ivus.mom/posts/what-ansel-taught-me-about-the-moon.html2026-10-14T19:58:00Z2026-10-14T19:58:00ZSmall wins with the observing logI had half an hour free yesterday, so I spent it collimating the mirror. I tried not to fiddle with the eyepiece, which is harder than it sounds.https://smallcomet.ivus.mom/posts/small-wins-with-the-observing-log.html2026-09-30T22:05:00Z2026-09-30T22:05:00Z