JOURNAL · 05

Journal

Observing guides, astronomy explained, and notes from the field.

Story · 2026-11-01 · 4 min read

A Night at Ta Xua

A guide's notes: from the hour the cloud covered everything to the moment the galactic core cleared the ridge.

Gear · 5 min read

Aperture matters more than magnification, the mount more than the tube, and sometimes the answer is a pair of binoculars.

Science · 5 min read

Night skies are brightening faster than we assumed. What the data shows, and what remains unknown.

Guide · 5 min read

Three conditions must line up: the galactic core in the sky, the Moon below the horizon, and a night without rain.

Guide · 4 min read

Nine classes that describe how dark a sky is, and why the numbers on our map are estimates.