Ed,
Congratulations, I well remember the thrill and the doubts of the first GRS sighting. And DR Stellarium is the same way I confirmed my first one too.
And yeah for you in a reflector the GRS will be at the top of the top band.
Well done for sharing the scope with your neighbour
. And last but not least, you have no idea how exotic worrying about snowfall sounds to us in Australia. Perhaps Steve in Tasmania ( thank you for the kind words btw) gets snow, but I can assure you Brisbane has not seen any for 10,000 years.
In terms of seeing the GRS, Steve is absolutely spot on, you need to know when it's facing your side of the world. Otherwise you're just doubting your eyes all the time.
Anyway, I'd better get back to my son's fifth birthday party.
Cheers all.