A most excellent evening

[Cjg]

A bit damp and dew'y. But great to see Jupiter again, and a first through my 5SE. The motors are a little noisy though when slowing at speed. Had misted over by the time Betelgeuse came above the roof tops, good to see the familiar friend back in the sky.

Cjg

[euphony]

There was too much wispy cloud around and the moon causing me a bit of grief last night so I packed up by 11:30. I managed to just make out M81 and M82 despite the moon washing most things 'deep sky' out, so it wasn't too bad overall I guess.

I'm still waiting for that elusive glimpse of Jupiter!

Hopefully it won't be too long for me to wait

Glad you had a good evening

[tich]

There was a fair bit of cloud here so I never bothered to set up, Although when I went to bed at 2:00am I peered out the window & saw Jupiter so I had a quick look at it with my small refractor.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Good to hear you had a good night out. Do you have a dew shield for your 5SE? I added a dew shield to my 8" SCT a few years back, and I have hardly had any dew problems since. Cheap to make and very handy.

[Cjg]

The evening started cloudy, but improved and past midnight there was no moon and the clouds thinned out. Jupiter was so clear if a little bright. I do have a dew shield; though with all the rain we'd had earlier, there was a lot of dampness in the air. A good session does wonders ..