Vox45

I'll move the toaster so you can sit on the countertop ;)

yes ... the curse ! I cross my fingers, October is usually a good month here.

The only issue is that through my kitchen's window I have a good view due south, but according to Stellarium (and celestial mechanics) there is not a lot to see that night... No planets (mars sets at around 8pm) and there is a full moon... Ho well

yes ! and after 6 months of a painful wait, first light ! My wife will finally stop hearing about it... for a little while, until I wake her up in the middle of the night to look at some fuzzy DSO