I went and made my own; just use a word processing program (wordperfect, word, libreoffice (free)), etc. I divided a std. 8.5 x 11 page into 4 parts, and in each I have a circle that represents the view through the eyepiece where you can sketch the object. The text portions have fields for date, time, object, description, seeing conditions, telescope and eyepiece(s) used, your personal impressions (I think this one is really important!). -- and anything else that seems relevant or helpful. If you're following an observing program (like the one from the Astronomical League), be sure it includes all the required information (I think I covered most of it here already). The nice thing about this approach is you can 3-hole punch the sheets, keep them in a regular 3-ring binder, and take them out with you when you observe; you can keep the individual sheets on a standard clipboard when you are making notes or sketches. This has helped me a lot in going through the Herschel 400 program for example. Sketching what you see in the eyepiece also can help you become a better observer. My 2 cents.../Rich From: william baker via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2015 12:36 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Messier Logs This is a general questions to anyone, what is the best type of log (book, sheet, workbook) to use while keeping track of Messier objects. Bill _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".