Last night was good fun - Lightbucket brought his 16" ob down, and I saw the best views of M51 I've ever seen :)

Daveir came down as well, along with a friend of mine from Eastbourne Astronomical Society, so there were 3 rigs setup in the back garden.

I managed to capture 17x10 minute OIII subs of M97 to go with my 30x5 minute Ha subs as well - initial processing last night looks very sharp/clear, so I can't wait to get those done.

It was incredibly clear and sharp here last night - that cirrus cloud seemed to just drift away over the course of the night, and there was no dew - leaving it about the crispest I've ever seen (not that my experience is much to go by.) I almost felt guilty packing up @ 2amm but bed was calling....