[CoombellKid]

Well I have to say it's look the best for a long while out here. Zero jet-stream
no fires means no smoke (ban must be in place)

At sunset today 5:50pm Comet C2008 A1 McNaught will be 20 armins off
the Moons northern pole. With the moon still a slim cresent this could be
an interesting observation. But also with more of the southern pole covered
in darkness than the north and also the southern pole being mostly cratered
it is a good opertunity to observe stars grazing the southern polar limb, you
can watch them flicker on and off as they caress the mountain tops, quite a
view if you haven't already obseved occultations. There is no dimming of stars
like planetary luna occultations it's On then Off. So on mountain ranges that
are in darkness on the moon they appear to flicker as they travel the peaks
and valley's.

I'll be interested to hear your results and if you nabbed C2008 A1 McNaught

regards,CS