Astro-Nat

@Mognet I hadn't noticed the Lunar X, thank you for pointing that out! Definitely not intentional, just lucky!

@Pig Thank you!

14 minutes ago, Pig said:

And here's me thinking I was teaching you to suck eggs ?

Not at all! I'm still at the point where I do everything the scope tells me to do.

 Thank you so much! This will save me many hours of frustration! 

3 hours ago, Pig said:

 

Just one little pointer, no pun intended. One does not have to perform a three star alignment to use your kit, and as it happens I have never had much success when trying ? on the rare occasion it has worked I have not found the accuracy to be notably better than that of a two star alignment.

 

Really? Aw, man, thank you for that! I didn't realise that there was any other option than the three star alignment, as that's what it always asks for!

@AbeSapien Thank you! I think my experiences are similar to a lot of fledgling astronomers!

I totally agree! Even for the short time that I've been astronomising (definitely made that word up!) cloudy skies has taught me the virtue of patience. It's a nice way to look at it @Pig and @Littleguy80, that it's even more special when a clear night comes along.

18 hours ago, Pig said:

Nice one young lady, and a very enjoyable read.....the sniper scope made me laugh out loud ? 

Aw, thank you kindly!