Orion Nebula at low magnification
A two-hour visual session through an 8-inch Dobsonian under Bortle 4 skies, with notes on the trapezium stars and the fainter outer wisps.
RA 05h 35m · Dec −05° 23′ · 8" f/6 · 25mm
Live almanac · New moon in 04d 17h
Field notes from a quietly crowded sky.
SpaceBole is an independent journal of amateur astronomy and dark-sky observation. We publish field reports, lunar logs and a short monthly almanac for subscribers — written by observers, edited carefully, free to read.
// FIELD REPORTS · Vol. 09
Six observations from the past lunar cycle.
A short, careful list of reports from contributing observers across Europe, the UK and North America. Each report includes the equipment used, the conditions, and the coordinates.
A second look at Comet C/2023 R1
A short imaging session catching the gas tail as it crossed the meridian — full processing notes and the raw stacks linked at the end.
RA 16h 02m · Dec +44° 18′ · 130mm refractor
Lunar log: Plato & the Sinus Iridum
A drawing-led report from a small Maksutov in a city centre — what is still visible from Bortle 8 with patience and a good filter.
Moon · 86% waxing · 127mm Mak-Cas
Open clusters in Auriga, side by side
M36, M37, M38 across a single eyepiece field — a short comparative essay on what each cluster offers a patient observer.
Auriga · 15×70 binoculars
Saturn returns to the evening sky
A first-light observation from the new season, with brief notes on Cassini's division and the moon Iapetus near maximum elongation.
Saturn · 235mm SCT · 9mm
A dark-sky weekend in the Cévennes
Three observers, two nights, one transparent Bortle 2 sky — a longer travel log with kit list and access notes for the site.
Cévennes International Dark Sky Reserve
"The sky doesn't get any darker than it was. Our eyes do. The journal exists to help them stay patient."
Independently published. Always free to read. The monthly almanac arrives on the first quarter moon.
Get the almanac