Logbook Entry

SUMMARY
Entering observations into the Logbook is perhaps Deepsky's best feature.  This screen is your starting point for entering observations.  You can enter rich text notes, link images to your observations, enter CCD camera notes if you have a CCD camera, and more.  

IMPORTANT TIPS
•	You can go to the logbook in one of two ways.  First, you can select the option from the LOGBOOK menu on the main spreadsheet screen.  You would use this option if you wanted to enter observations of objects that aren't in the database such as comets, asteroids, etc.  Second, you can right click on an object in the spreadsheet and select the VIEW/EDIT LOGBOOK option.  Using this approach automatically fills in the object id information if you havent entered observations for this object before,  or pulls up an existing logbook entry for the object you selected.
•	Before you enter your first observation, go to preferences and tell Deepsky what equipment you use and the locations of where you observe.  Then while entering observations, you wont have to key this in each time.  Instead, you can just select the information from a pull-down list.
•	You can get a list of all your observations at any time by entering an object id and pressing ENTER.  Wildcards are supported except for when the EXACT LOOKUP checkbox is selected.  You can quickly get a list of all your observations by clicking the HAND icon on the toolbar.  All observations will be loaded into the list at the top left.  Clicking on an object then pulls up the logbook entry.
•	LOG TYPE refers to subdividing your logbook into multiple categories.  Normally the DEFAULT log is all you need, however you can create additional categories on the preferences screen. 
•	The text editor on the logbook screen functions similar to WORDPAD.  You can change fonts, sizes, colors, etc and do some simple formatting of the text.
•	You can link images to your observation record after you add the observation by clicking the ADD button on the toolbar.  To add an image, click the ADD IMAGE icon (note: the icon looks similar to the ADD icon for your observation.  Tooltips will appear if you position the mousepointer over the icon).  After selecting the image, enter a short description of the image when you are asked to do so.
•	You can view the current image in the Image Processing area of Deepsky by clicking anywhere on the image.