It may be a full Moon...

[sbooder]

but you take what you can get.  Out tonight for first time in over a month, and enjoying Jupiter.  Full Moon or not, I am grabbing it with both hands (and one eye).

[Floater]

Just as I did on Friday night. Almost frostbitten, though!

Glad I took the opportunity - 'cos last night the clouds were back ...

[sbooder]

Yes, one must take these opportunities.  I managed to stay out until 3am.  It is the first look at Jupiter in quite a while.  I noticed a third thin faint band appearing, very interesting.

[spike95609]

I popped out the other night to test out a friend's 22x85 Helios Apollo bins. The Moon washed everything out, but I saw Jupiter, M42 and Sirius for the first time this winter. Not a waste at all.

[MAN or ASTROMAN]

I popped out the other night to test out a friend's 22x85 Helios Apollo bins. The Moon washed everything out, but I saw Jupiter, M42 and Sirius for the first time this winter. Not a waste at all.

I was out with the  15x70 Apollos on friday,looking particularly at carbon stars,Albireo,Not a night for DSO's!  PLEASE,PLEASE give us a review of those 22x85's in the Bins forum!   What do they weigh? How were they mounted? and obviously what were the views like?

[bejay1957]

Enjoyed the rising moon while leaving WWT Arundel on Friday

[spike95609]

Sure I'll do a review of the 22x85s, though I'll leave it until we've had a chance to do another session when the moon is out of the way and I've got my 15x70s alongside to compare them against. First impressions are they're good. And big. And heavy.

[MAN or ASTROMAN]

Sure I'll do a review of the 22x85s, though I'll leave it until we've had a chance to do another session when the moon is out of the way and I've got my 15x70s alongside to compare them against. First impressions are they're good. And big. And heavy.

I look forward to reading that Spike!