For many, a new year brings self-examination and commitment to self-improvement. Sometimes, promises of personal development are kept, but in my experience, they are typically forgotten by spring.
Usually, New Year’s resolutions include goals of weight loss, exercise, fiscal responsibility, or quitting a vice.
What about observing? Have you dedicated yourself to improvement as a skywatcher in 2008? Whether you are a newbie or know the sky like the back of your hand, there might be an area in observing you’d like to improve on. In case you are looking for ideas, here’s a few: read an astronomy book per month, join an astronomy club, or pull that old telescope out of the closet.
If you have an astronomy-related resolution this upcoming year or have had one previously, share it in the comments section below.