Hawksmoor
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Tonight I polar aligned my NEQ 6 Pro mount on top of my new pillar. All went well and I was really pleased to use my big refractor for the first time in 2017. For once the BBC weather forecast for Lowestoft did turn out to be more or less correct and the clouds did part a little from about 21.00 until 23.00. Also everything worked, camera, laptop and software
. Jupiter was big and bright and above my backyard horizon SSE. GRS was on view and I got to watch/image one of the Galilean moons go behind the jovian disc. 
Lots of video to play with this week. 
Must say a permanent pier makes life a lot easier, particularly a tall one when you have a bad back and a refractor. No bending over to look through the eyepiece whoopee!! 
A tired but happy old man now in bed in Lowestoft. Sleep tight stargazers wherever you are!
. Jupiter was big and bright and above my backyard horizon SSE. GRS was on view and I got to watch/image one of the Galilean moons go behind the jovian disc. 
Lots of video to play with this week. 
Must say a permanent pier makes life a lot easier, particularly a tall one when you have a bad back and a refractor. No bending over to look through the eyepiece whoopee!! 