To make your observations, choose a spot on campus or near your home that is reasonably free of light pollution, trees, and other obstacles. Identify the cardinal direction points along your horizon. It is easiest to measure constellations as they sweep across the south, rise in the east, or set in the west. Record your observations in the observing log. Note the direction and the angular distance the star or group of stars has moved.
Sketches are useful.
Make quantitative estimates of the diurnal rate if possible. Include the observed direction of shift. Try to get in about five observations. You should be able to determine the rate and direction of this shift. Give a summary of how you made your observations as outlined in the diurnal section.