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What's up — this month

The monthly almanac note and the observation log in one place. The sky itself is the syllabus; a telescope waits until the naked-eye sky is familiar enough to deserve one. Written from the balcony, patiently, like the birds.

July 2026 — what to look for

(Fill from a planetarium app / the library each month.)

• Moon: phases this month, and the best nights — a bright moon washes out everything faint, so dark-sky targets go on new-moon nights.
• Planets: which are up, and when (evening or pre-dawn). _____
• Constellation to actually find: one, learned properly, so it becomes a signpost for the rest. _____
• Anything special: a meteor shower, a close pairing, the ISS passing over. _____

Observation log

One naked-eye object a week, found and logged — the finding is the achievement.

The telescope note (requirements first)

Before any buying: what do we actually want to see (moon craters, Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings, deep sky)? That decides aperture and mount. Models come after the requirement — bought with reasons, or not at all.