A Fan Site for a Passion
An 11-year-old's astronomy site — what he's seen, what got him into it, and how to start. Click any gallery tile for the field notes.
The sky is the
biggest thing you can look at.
I started learning the night sky two years ago. This site is everything I've seen so far, why it matters to me, and the tools I'd hand to anyone who wants to start.
Why this matters to me.
When you look at a star, you're looking at light that left it hundreds of years ago. Sometimes thousands. The thing you're seeing isn't happening — it already happened. That's what blew my mind the first time my dad explained it.
Astronomy is one of the only places where what's biggest is also what's free. You don't need a fancy scope. Some of my favorite nights have been with just a pair of binoculars and a folding chair.
- 16 nights of observing this year
- 4 moon phases tracked weekly
- 1 small refractor, 1 family pair of binoculars
- 0 cloudy-night complaints (ok, a few)
The favorites so far.
6 observationsIf you want to start.
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