https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/ A backyard astronomy log by Fenna Orsini. en-gb https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/a-slower-way-to-think-about-eyepieces/https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/a-slower-way-to-think-about-eyepieces/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:23:00 GMTThe best nights are the unplanned ones. https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/notes-on-sketching-at-the-eyepiece/https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/notes-on-sketching-at-the-eyepiece/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:58:00 GMTLooking back, the patient approach was the right call. Persistence matters more than aperture on most nights. https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/first-light-with-a-red-torch/https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/first-light-with-a-red-torch/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:07:00 GMTPersistence matters more than aperture on most nights. I like star charts that shows the marks of how it was made. https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/the-spring-sky/https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/the-spring-sky/Thu, 07 May 2026 23:08:00 GMTThe best advice I got was plainly to slow down. Dark adaptation takes twenty minutes and one bright screen to ruin. https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/what-seven-years-of-star-hopping-taught-me/https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/what-seven-years-of-star-hopping-taught-me/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:44:00 GMTIf something here is unclear, that is on me, not you. Nothing here requires a binoculars, though it does make things easier. https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/before-you-buy-a-star-chart/https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/before-you-buy-a-star-chart/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:28:00 GMTClouds rolled in an hour after sunset, as they so often do. https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/starting-over-with-light-pollution/https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/starting-over-with-light-pollution/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:42:00 GMTFor a long time I treated star clusters as an afterthought. The moon is not an obstacle; it is the easiest target there is. https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/chasing-meteor-showers/https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/chasing-meteor-showers/Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:23:00 GMTYou can get remarkably far with a red torch and some persistence. https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/why-double-stars-still-matters/https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/why-double-stars-still-matters/Mon, 16 Jun 2025 02:21:00 GMTNothing here requires an equatorial mount, though it does make things easier. What surprised me most was how little equipment it needed. https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/a-naked-eye-night-for-clear-nights/https://spoun.claypitpottery.shop/log/a-naked-eye-night-for-clear-nights/Mon, 02 Jun 2025 03:57:00 GMTBetween star hopping and observing, the second one taught me more. It took me two attempts to see the pattern.