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Observing Sessions

Session List

Each observing opportunity is recorded as an observing session, which groups all observations made during the observing opportunity. Observing sessions are documented for a specific date/time range with an instrument or group of instruments. The following list contains all the observing sessions that comprise this observation log. An annual summary of observing sessions is also available.

2008

Observed for 81 hours during 22 sessions
Recorded 462 observations and made 38 sketches
Viewed 180 objects for the first time

Date	Title	Location	Obs
Nov 1, 2008	Observing amongst spooks and goblins	Dunlap, IL	13
Oct 4, 2008	Twin Lakes Star Party 2008	Dawson Springs, KY	27
Oct 3, 2008	Twin Lakes Star Party 2008	Dawson Springs, KY	34
Oct 2, 2008	Twin Lakes Star Party 2008	Dawson Springs, KY	13
Sep 28, 2008	Illinois Dark Skies Star Party 2008	Chandlerville, IL	38
Sep 27, 2008	Illinois Dark Skies Star Party 2008	Chandlerville, IL	44
Sep 26, 2008	Illinois Dark Skies Star Party 2008	Chandlerville, IL	33
Aug 31, 2008	Earth, Wind and Sky Star Party 2008	Barry, IL	37
Aug 30, 2008	Earth, Wind and Sky Star Party 2008	Barry, IL	27
Aug 3, 2008	Indiana Family Star Party 2008	Frankfort, IN	26
Aug 2, 2008	Indiana Family Star Party 2008	Frankfort, IN	27
Aug 1, 2008	Indiana Family Star Party 2008	Frankfort, IN	15
Jul 2, 2008	Looking through the light dome	Dunlap, IL	15
Jun 29, 2008	Strike while the iron is hot!	Dunlap, IL	19
Jun 7, 2008	Two are better than one	Dunlap, IL	14
May 29, 2008	Hunting for Herschel's - Part II	Camp Grove, IL	27
May 6, 2008	Hunting for Herschel's	Camp Grove, IL	9
May 3, 2008	Short but sweet	Dunlap, IL	5
Mar 29, 2008	Friday night lights	Dunlap, IL	19
Mar 15, 2008	Snapshot shooting	Dunlap, IL	9
Mar 13, 2008	Desperate measures for desperate times	Dunlap, IL	10
Feb 21, 2008	Lunar Eclipse 2008	Dunlap, IL	1

2007

Observed for 56 hours during 14 sessions
Recorded 252 observations and made 42 sketches
Viewed 64 objects for the first time

Date	Title	Location	Obs
Oct 30, 2007	More comet watching	Dunlap, IL	1
Oct 25, 2007	The big surprise	Dunlap, IL	1
Oct 14, 2007	Twin Lakes Star Party 2007	Dawson Springs, KY	12
Oct 13, 2007	Twin Lakes Star Party 2007	Dawson Springs, KY	37
Oct 12, 2007	Twin Lakes Star Party 2007	Dawson Springs, KY	33
Sep 21, 2007	The return of Frankenstein	Dunlap, IL	11
Sep 15, 2007	Illinois Dark Skies Star Party 2007	Chandlerville, IL	40
Aug 12, 2007	Indiana Family Star Party 2007	Frankfort, IN	25
Aug 11, 2007	Indiana Family Star Party 2007	Frankfort, IN	17
Jul 14, 2007	Scoping out a new observing site	Camp Grove, IL	15
Jul 7, 2007	A tour of the Milky Way with binoculars	Camp Grove, IL	12
May 19, 2007	A short planet show	Dunlap, IL	2
May 12, 2007	Viewing from atop Mount Locke	Fort Davis, TX	12
May 11, 2007	An incredible night at McDonald Observatory	Fort Davis, TX	34

2006

Observed for 36.5 hours during 14 sessions
Recorded 151 observations and made 86 sketches
Viewed 110 objects for the first time

Date	Title	Location	Obs
Nov 8, 2006	A transit of Mercury	Dunlap, IL	1
Oct 21, 2006	Twin Lakes Star Party 2006	Dawson Springs, KY	7
Oct 19, 2006	Twin Lakes Star Party 2006	Dawson Springs, KY	16
Oct 15, 2006	Twin Lakes Star Party 2006	Dawson Springs, KY	3
Oct 4, 2006	It's always clear when the Moon is up	Dunlap, IL	2
Sep 25, 2006	Swimming with the Dolphin	Dunlap, IL	11
Aug 13, 2006	Revisiting old friends	Dunlap, IL	15
Jul 29, 2006	In the heat of the night	Dunlap, IL	4
Jul 23, 2006	Double time in Cygnus	Dunlap, IL	14
Jul 16, 2006	Another lazy summer evening	Dunlap, IL	23
Jul 15, 2006	A lazy summer evening	Dunlap, IL	16
Jul 10, 2006	Swimming with the Swan	Dunlap, IL	14
Jul 1, 2006	Surfing the Big Dipper	Dunlap, IL	18
Jun 20, 2006	First light for the 14.5" TeleKit	Dunlap, IL	7

2005

Observed for 47 hours during 12 sessions
Recorded 223 observations and made 17 sketches
Viewed 113 objects for the first time

Date	Title	Location	Obs
Oct 8, 2005	Twin Lakes Star Party 2005	Dawson Springs, KY	27
Oct 6, 2005	Twin Lakes Star Party 2005	Dawson Springs, KY	26
Oct 5, 2005	Twin Lakes Star Party 2005	Dawson Springs, KY	50
Oct 3, 2005	Twin Lakes Star Party 2005	Dawson Springs, KY	27
Oct 2, 2005	Twin Lakes Star Party 2005	Dawson Springs, KY	5
Apr 10, 2005	Mid-South Star Gaze 2005	French Camp, MS	42
Apr 9, 2005	Mid-South Star Gaze 2005	French Camp, MS	22
Apr 8, 2005	Mid-South Star Gaze 2005	French Camp, MS	1
Apr 8, 2005	Mid-South Star Gaze 2005	French Camp, MS	10
Feb 5, 2005	A real nice surprise	Dunlap, IL	8
Jan 15, 2005	Sunspot spotting	Dunlap, IL	1
Jan 14, 2005	Catching a comet in the cold winter sky	Dunlap, IL	4

2004

Observed for 12.5 hours during 5 sessions
Recorded 26 observations
Viewed 4 objects for the first time

Date	Title	Location	Obs
Dec 18, 2004	ISS crosses the Sun	Dunlap, IL	1
Oct 28, 2004	An eclipse of the Moon	Dunlap, IL	1
Oct 14, 2004	Twin Lakes Star Party 2004	Dawson Springs, KY	12
Oct 10, 2004	Twin Lakes Star Party 2004	Dawson Springs, KY	3
Sep 8, 2004	A northern exposure	Dunlap, IL	9

2003

Observed for 91.5 hours during 29 sessions
Recorded 411 observations and made 1 sketch
Viewed 268 objects for the first time

Date	Title	Location	Obs
Dec 21, 2003	Frankenstein lives!	Golden Pond, KY	20
Oct 25, 2003	Twin Lakes Star Party 2003	Dawson Springs, KY	28
Oct 24, 2003	Twin Lakes Star Party 2003	Dawson Springs, KY	29
Aug 27, 2003	The opposition of Mars	Peoria, IL	1
Aug 9, 2003	The full moon is rising	Golden Pond, KY	2
Jul 27, 2003	Summer nights public program	Golden Pond, KY	18
Jul 26, 2003	A new dark sky site	Dawson Springs, KY	43
Jul 4, 2003	A daylight view of the Sun	Paducah, KY	1
Jun 29, 2003	Astronomy to the public	Golden Pond, KY	16
May 4, 2003	A dance with the ladies	Golden Pond, KY	42
May 3, 2003	Shooting the Sun	Paducah, KY	1
Apr 26, 2003	Mid-South Stargaze 2003	French Camp, MS	47
Apr 23, 2003	The pre-star-party party	Golden Pond, KY	25
Apr 11, 2003	A lazy spring observation session	Paducah, KY	1
Apr 8, 2003	Sweeping up an asteroid	Paducah, KY	2
Apr 6, 2003	Putting the big eye on the sky	Golden Pond, KY	9
Apr 4, 2003	Catching the Moon and Mercury	Paducah, KY	1
Apr 3, 2003	An early view of the Moon	Paducah, KY	1
Mar 31, 2003	Late to bed, early to rise	Paducah, KY	1
Mar 31, 2003	Testing the new Newt	Paducah, KY	36
Mar 30, 2003	Early morning Moon	Paducah, KY	1
Mar 18, 2003	The far side of the Moon	Paducah, KY	1
Mar 16, 2003	Cows jumping over the Moon	Paducah, KY	8
Mar 13, 2003	Fly me to the Moon	Paducah, KY	4
Mar 12, 2003	Looking over the lunar landscape	Paducah, KY	18
Mar 10, 2003	Another tour of the Moon	Paducah, KY	14
Mar 8, 2003	Wide view of the moon	Paducah, KY	8
Feb 2, 2003	A night with the hunter	Golden Pond, KY	11
Jan 26, 2003	The first session of the new year	Golden Pond, KY	22

2002

Observed for 101.5 hours during 32 sessions
Recorded 519 observations and made 70 sketches
Viewed 342 objects for the first time

Date	Title	Location	Obs
Dec 29, 2002	Dark winter skies	Golden Pond, KY	61
Dec 21, 2002	Shooting the Sun	Paducah, KY	1
Dec 15, 2002	The picture perfect Moon	Paducah, KY	5
Dec 1, 2002	First light for the 35mm Panoptic	Golden Pond, KY	51
Nov 13, 2002	Watching the Algol eclipse	Paducah, KY	1
Nov 9, 2002	Observing with friends after the Moon sets	Golden Pond, KY	24
Nov 8, 2002	Deep sky binocular bonanza	Paducah, KY	17
Oct 23, 2002	The Moon and star clusters	Paducah, KY	42
Oct 6, 2002	Twin Lakes Star Party 2002	Golden Pond, KY	12
Sep 8, 2002	Not your usual nights observing	Golden Pond, KY	9
Sep 4, 2002	Looking through the fog bank	Paducah, KY	18
Aug 22, 2002	Only one thing on my mind	Paducah, KY	5
Aug 4, 2002	A splendid nights observing	Golden Pond, KY	6
Jun 16, 2002	The long dark night	Paducah, KY	39
Jun 9, 2002	Skimming the tree tops to the South	Golden Pond, KY	7
Jun 7, 2002	Some time with an old friend	Paducah, KY	3
Jun 2, 2002	Taking it to the streets	Golden Pond, KY	4
May 14, 2002	In the arms of a lady	Paducah, KY	26
May 5, 2002	Double vision gets the best of me	Paducah, KY	49
Apr 24, 2002	Big eye on the moon	Paducah, KY	5
Apr 13, 2002	Mid-South Stargaze 2002	French Camp, MS	17
Apr 7, 2002	Scanning the skies with friends	Paducah, KY	4
Apr 2, 2002	Scanning through urban skies	Paducah, KY	20
Apr 1, 2002	The big eye on the sky	Paducah, KY	20
Mar 22, 2002	Catching a comet in the night sky	Paducah, KY	1
Feb 23, 2002	Moon view in the scope, nine days old	Paducah, KY	3
Feb 21, 2002	Looking over the lunar landscape	Paducah, KY	19
Feb 17, 2002	A walk with the dogs	Paducah, KY	13
Feb 14, 2002	Cold, dark nights with the hunter	Paducah, KY	14
Feb 10, 2002	Big binos and dark skies	Golden Pond, KY	12
Jan 22, 2002	Short winter doubles tour	Paducah, KY	4
Jan 13, 2002	Chasing Messier's in the cold dark night	Golden Pond, KY	7

2001

Observed for 59.25 hours during 15 sessions
Recorded 285 observations and made 31 sketches
Viewed 215 objects for the first time

Date	Title	Location	Obs
Nov 11, 2001	Small scope and dark skies	Golden Pond, KY	11
Nov 6, 2001	Amazing aurora astonishes amateur astronomer	Paducah, KY	30
Nov 4, 2001	First light for the ETX90	Paducah, KY	30
Oct 21, 2001	Twin Lakes Star Party 2001	Golden Pond, KY	31
Oct 17, 2001	Checking out the rebuilt telescope	Paducah, KY	12
Sep 6, 2001	More doubles in the Dolphin	Paducah, KY	9
Sep 5, 2001	Doubles in the Dolphin	Paducah, KY	10
Jun 24, 2001	Hazy, lazy days of summer	Paducah, KY	27
Jun 17, 2001	Binocular tour of the Milky Way	Paducah, KY	23
Jun 16, 2001	Hunting Messier's with big binos	Paducah, KY	20
May 28, 2001	Doubles doubles everywhere	Paducah, KY	9
May 25, 2001	Galaxy hunting in the heart of the lion	Paducah, KY	23
May 23, 2001	New eyes on the skies	Paducah, KY	10
May 17, 2001	Quick trip around the globular park	Paducah, KY	3
May 15, 2001	Binocular bonanza	Paducah, KY	37