[Sconesbie (Scott)]

Tonight (last night) the skies were fairly clear in Northern Tassie.

I only had a small amount of time so went for a few favourites.

-M42. Tonight it looked a lot different that what I had seen before. It was quite spread out. The bulk of the nebula appears to form a head like shape. It then appeared to form some sort of a body and a tail quickly falls away. I thought the whole shape resembled a seahorse and so did my wife when I showed her my very rough drawing.

-47 Tuc. Looked good. My wife was impressed too. Beauty. She liked something.

-Tarantula Nebula. Found it accidently while looking for 47 Tuc. I've found it before too. Very bright tonight.

-Juputer. Looks good through 10. Three moons to the right and one to the far left.

My finder scope is still fogging up somehow. It only looks foggy right in the centre of the viewfinder though for some reason. Everything around it appears clear. I gave it a quick "wipe" with my finger and nothing seemed to happen. It's like it's out of focus or something but I dont think it is. Hope that makes sense.

Overall, quite quick tonight. Street lights annoying. Need to find a dark place like a farm or something but when I have more time.