[Solanum]

Originally Posted by Dujon

(in our time zone it is lunch time/barbecue time at the moment).

In the interim this site http://www.aavso.org/observing/ might give you some clues.

Same time zone as me! Bit cold for a BBQ though....

Thanks for the link, I've downloaded their visual observing manual and I'll see if there is anything simple enough for me to have a go at - I'd still appreciate any pointers though.