My most uneventful observing night ever

[shelltree]

So I've got my friend's 10" Dobsonian on loan as she has moved to Canberra and couldn't take it with her straight away. It was nice clear skies on Saturday night so I begged my boyfriend to let me take it out and promised to find some nice looking objects for him, having anticipated his awe for months and months.

Alas, I seem to be a bit rusty and failed miserably at finding very much at all. I managed to find Jupiter (and Europa, Callisto and Io), M6 Butterfly cluster, M7 and M4. I was really hoping to impress him with some more objects but I guess it just wasn't my night :(

Oh well, better luck next time! (when the clouds clear that is...)

[noswonky]

If you'd found Jupiter, and not found its moons, I'd be worried.

[Paddy]

Sounds like you found some of the nicest objects in the night sky. I wouldn't rate that as a failure. Some people just don't get the beauty of these things. I've known people to be unimpressed by Omega Centauri through my 16" scope. I just don't get how someone can not get excited about that, but we're all different.

[shelltree]

I was certainly still excited about finding some beautiful objects just wish it had been more of a success. I couldn't even see omega centauri due to trees, I really wanted to show him that and 47 Tuc. He still thought it was cool but I always get overly excited every time :)

[Paddy]

Long may it be so!

[leon]

Shelly, don't stress, ;) we all go through these sort of evenings when it all goes wrong, :eyepop: and although we try and impress, it gets worse by the minute. :shrug:

Hang in there it will get much better. ;)

Leon :thumbsup:

[shelltree]

Thanks Leon, wise words indeed! :)