It's been tops. But I didn't make it home till 9:30 this morning. I drove as far as Bena just past Loch, found a good stretch of gravel on a hilltop to set up. Skyglow from Melbourne in the north (poor Andromeda was almost completely drowned), but very nice and dark at zenith and southward.
Gave all my eyepieces a good much-needed workout on the Moon & Venus first, Mars, and all the showpiece DSOs. Then I went Galaxy hunting. I think I'm getting good at this. I found quite a few that are not even on my charts.
... and I got to try out my new outdoor recliner. Just brilliant for binos & naked eye!
I started driving home at 4am (where does the time go?) but was too tired to drive so ended up sleeping in the car.
Now I have a difficult eyepiece decision to make: Stratus 21mm or Panoptic 19mm.
PS. Yes, Ken, the 'roids are great for driving on a sunny day.
