A good night + very frustrating

[Stridor]

A very pleasant  three hours last night; great views of M15, M3, & M87; a new one for me was M53 in Coma, really came alive with averted vision. As I noted in `Astronomy Now` magazine, a current great object is also NGC 6543 (Cat Eye) .  My ongoing frustration though is because our garden is basically North Facing I have been unable to view Saturn yet. I can get the scope to look over the house roof in a southern sky, but nowhere near low enough for Saturn; and when at about 01.00am it moved to clear the house it was obscured by out Beech tree!! The only view I have had is at 22x mag with my Spotting scope from the upstairs bedroom!!

[Stridor]

M15!!?? I meant M13

[m37]

I feel your pain. Trees to the north, houses to the south, and my garden is of the sunken variety!

[valleyman]

Rightmove may be able to help

[Scott]

can you not take the scope out the front just for saturn. The lp shouldn't be so severe on planets as it will be on dso's ?

[oldpink]

my south facing garden has a lot of LP but I can view Saturn easily when the clouds part
my back garden is not so heavy with LP but a lot of sky blocked by Flats and other houses
and I live at the bottom of a dip so everything behind me is way above me but I view from both when needed

[Stridor]

can you not take the scope out the front just for saturn. The lp shouldn't be so severe on planets as it will be on dso's ?

Yes, that is a reasonable suggestion, and I did actually do that on the following night. The houses in the road are all on that side with their lights being quite a problem but still do-able; also there are a fair amount of cars coming and going with their lights shining right into my scope. So I did do Saturn after all, but it was brief and not an altogether relaxed and pleasant experience; It was still a joy to see though.