Brisbane skies last night were perhaps the clearest i've seen in 3 weeks or so, alot less wind than had been around recently... light pollution seemed lower than usual also... Isn't it typical that these conditions present themselves during an 80% - 90% moon.
before the moon came up I was able to have a good hop around... spotted a few things in a bit more detail than I've been able to recently.
Eta carinae, omega cent, and the orion neb were all great views for the evening, I spotted what I think was the edge of the horsehead/flame neb region, however light pollution in the area restricts me from seeing any detail here.
I've got a astronomik 2" UHC on the way for my 30mm 80deg EP which should make the experience a bit more rewarding!
A few stray meteors last night, nothing excessively brilliant, but 5 or 6 in 5hrs viewing is nothing to sneeze at.
