Beautiful night here. Clear, still with very good seeing. I spent 2hr or more over about 2.5hrs at the eyepiece - 10 minutes observing the ringtail possum and the rest on a tea break. The view was crisp up to 400x, and 466x was solid but I couldn't see any more detail than at 400x. I had a chance to try my new (to me) 9mm LV vs. 9mm UO ortho (311x). The LV clearly wins on ergonomics and seem a trifle easier to focus. I'm undecided on outright performance; is it my bias that saw a smidge more in the ortho? (after all that's their reputation). Overall the most pleasing view was at 224x with a Tak 12.5mm ortho. All in all, the sort of night that makes this hobby great.
