Old favourites revisited

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Hello all,

My main interests are galaxies and nebula, which I need to go to a dark site for. I will check out a few clusters too, but mostly look for DSO's I never or rarely get to see. Nearly always galaxies and nebula. 

My sky at home is so bad I stick to the solar system, bright comets, variables and doubles. I never really go back to the brighter clusters apart from at dark sites. With no chance of a dark sky visit this spring I put the scope out despite the bright moon. Having not looked at M36, 36, 37 or 38 with the scope in a long time it was almost like seeing them for the first time again. Even with a bright moon they were fantastic.

 

Tonight has renewed my enthusiasm to just go out and observe whenever I get the chance.  Even in the worst of skies there is something to remind me of how captivating it can be.