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Hope the clouds clear for you!

Check it out in binoculars! That 'sauce pan' becomes a jewel box.

I'm using (mounted) 20x80 binoculars with local street lighting polluting my sky (background glow not too bad though), so not sure how achievable m92 is? Double cluster was a real highlight, but glad to catch M13. Working my way through the easier objects though as we seem to be getting some nice nights at last - hoping to catch some of the Perseids for the 1st time too - despite the moon!

Congrats - I'm sure Andromeda will remain one of your favourites.

yeah killer app for a freebie

Some nice pics Ray, thanks for sharing them - wow you've got some darks skies. Really like that view of Jupiter and moons! Is there a focus problem on this pic as everything looks a little fuzzy? Or is that just a typical view through your sort of scope at high power?

Hi Andy,

You would probably be better off asking that question in the forum - the blogs don't seem to attract much attention. Are you lucky enough to have to dark skies where you live? Light pollution may well limit what you can observe. Jupiter will be rising in the east tonight after midnight and is worth looking at after 2am if you are a real night owl - be sure to look out for Jupiter's moons! Good luck and keep blogging to let us know how you are getting on.

PS: Check this recent post out:

http://stargazerslounge.com/beginners-help-advice/150048-suggest-object-tonight.html#post1894252