Who gets the credit? Who gets the acclaim? Who gets the praise?
It was another night to observe and sketch part of the moon. We teach observing, but we stay in practice to keep the same skills relatively polished. However, it is not really about us. When a person attentively observes something God has made and seeks to render the subject as best he can, he may do very well or maybe not so good. Even if the rendering was perfect, I suppose an observer could take some credit for what was recorded, but that view is much too limited, because the subject matter that we can observe in the heavens or anywhere else was made by God. His creation shows manifold complexity on any location and scale that is chosen. That is the subject of Psalm 148, as verse after verse proclaims praise for the Creator, as evidenced by His creation. The subject matter runs from the heavens to things on the earth, from things in the seas to things on land, and from kings to children.
For this particular night, I chose to observe and render a lunar crater, called Walther. Even a small telescope can find it. 
As usual, the observing sheet shows most of the basic elements we want people to record when they observe. While on the www.nightskiesnetwork.com during the observation, I taught the basic steps and illustrated them as the crater drawing was developed. But I say on the broadcast just what I have said here: the credit goes to the Creator, who made the heavens. I just do my best during the short time to render the subject as best I can. And, as I say each night I observe, “it is a good night to give thanks to the One who made it all.”
