Nice one Ian, great report and sounds like a great night!
I missed my dark sky opportunities friday and saturday.. at around 7:30pm both nights, clouds were everyone so I called it off.. then by 9pm the sky was clear
I'll be kicking myself all month for missing 2 great clear nights with no moon..
I did catch Maccholz next to M45 through my binos, but it's not quite the same as from a dark site..