The way I record my data is as follows:
The horizon is considered a clock face where North is 12 o'clock, East is 3 o'clock, South is 6 o'clock and West is 9 o'clock
Each minute is considered a percentage of the entire clock face at 1.6667/100, or .016667. So 3:05 would be 3.08333.
The sky is considered the same way, except that I use the horizon as 3 o'clock, therefore, under the object, at the horizon, is 3 o'clock, the zenith (or directly above our head is 6 o'clock. This so I can differentiate between the horizontal and the vertical. Since the vertical is only used from horizon to zenith, only these numbers matter. For instance if I were to try to identify a plane in the north west sky I might use these coordinates, H=10.25, V=4.5. The plane would be at approximately 10:15 o'clock horizontal, and 4:30 vertical.
Time is military time to distinguish easily.
Date is also military to distinguish easily.
I also keep data in a spreadsheet which I will post once in a while. I will start after this post to begin the new recording method. This data will show a pattern of the movements of celestial bodies throughout our sky. It will also allow anyone to be able to read the data and see the shifting of these bodies. For instance, the moon has recently done its shift to south of the sun. This is an annual event, but the Sun, while it is still winter, is rising almost directly East and setting almost directly West. Anyone who has a little astronomy or cosmology under their belt knows that the Sun in the winter rises and sets from the SE to the SW, and migrates to reach its maximum at E to W in the height of summer, the summer solstice.
The purpose of this tag is to record the shifting of our skies. Our moon and star are both in summer position in our sky, yet our distance to the Sun is still at the end of winter. Recording this data may help, in some small way, to be able to decipher what is to come. Most definitely interesting days ahead.
