hand tracking at that mag is difficult - the object is gone before u know it! The Orion Nebula is quite a formidable sight at 714x
but beware, if you want half-decent looking stars, wait for a near perfect night! I'd love to try the moon aswell at this power, but on this occasion even 250x was too much, however I did split the double craterlet.
Looks like a clear night on the way - will be outside again hoping for better seeing....
The latest weather map shows no jetstream and a ridge of high pressure over Vic, so im assuming thats good.
hoping for some impressive views of Saturn - wanting atleast 200x this time. Was really impressed at the 156x view during bursts of good seeing - very crisp and the shadow of the rings on the planet was jet black.