Hollow Log https://maplethicket.sbs/ An observing journal by Mira Tamura. en-gb A week of observinghttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/a-week-of-observing.htmlhttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/a-week-of-observing.htmlThu, 15 Oct 2026 13:58:00 GMTThe first six weeks were for the most part about unlearning. I like dark skies that shows the marks of how it was made. Letters from the back gardenhttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/letters-from-the-back-garden.htmlhttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/letters-from-the-back-garden.htmlTue, 30 Jun 2026 17:45:00 GMTDark adaptation takes twenty minutes and one bright screen to ruin. Clouds rolled in an hour after sunset, as they so frequently do. Observing planets in Decemberhttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/observing-planets-in-december.htmlhttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/observing-planets-in-december.htmlThu, 14 May 2026 11:10:00 GMTHalf of the work is deciding what to leave out. Keeping it simple: dark skieshttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/keeping-it-simple-dark-skies.htmlhttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/keeping-it-simple-dark-skies.htmlThu, 15 Jan 2026 11:20:00 GMTThere is a version of this that is much more complicated. This is not that version. Less planets, more meteor showershttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/less-planets-more-meteor-showers.htmlhttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/less-planets-more-meteor-showers.htmlTue, 21 Oct 2025 21:37:00 GMTThe shift showed up gradually, then all at once. Starting over with the milky wayhttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/starting-over-with-the-milky-way.htmlhttps://maplethicket.sbs/notes/starting-over-with-the-milky-way.htmlSat, 28 Jun 2025 03:12:00 GMTThe best nights are the unplanned ones.