Starting to get around Orion sky

[Bilvers]

Hi

Had a clear sky for a couple of hours this evening and after checking the alignment on Sirius I moved on to catch the last minute of Ganymede's transit across Jupiter. Quite a sight too. I then moved onto The Orion Nebula M42 and M43 a really great sight in a dark ish sky.

Then moved on to attempt Keid and NGC 1535 with not too much success but had a better view moving onto M45 The Pleiades open cluster, a new one to me.

Hopefully if the skies are clear later might catch Mars but weather might have closed in before Saturn starts it's transit.

Hope everybody is catching a piece of clear sky before tomorrows storms.

[Astro Imp]

Good to hear you managed some time at the eyepiece. Great to see Jupiter's  moons transit the planet.

While you are in Orion there are loads of objects worth a look. 

Rigel, bottom right is a tough unequal mag. double. The three belt stars are all doubles, Mintaka is easy, the other two more tricky. Down from Alnitak is Sigma Orionis a wonderful multiple system with Struve 761 an easy triple in the same high power field of view.

That's just scratching the surface of this wonderful constellation.