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Cool Eric (or hot, probably in Adelaide....)
Sounds like you are having a blast....
The 6mm as Malcolm said, is subject to a LOT of blurring due to the atmospheric conditions as you are getting a LOT closer to the moon etc... so any turbulence like heat rising in summer is much more noticeable than with say a 20mm eyepiece.
Dont be afraid to use a widefield larger eyepiece like the 10mm or 20mm as you can see HEAPS of open clusters and nebula like ORION - M42 which are amazing to see for the first time.
For the Orion Nebula (and without the GOTO for now) simply point the scope to the MIDDLE Blurry "star" in the handle of the saucepan which is the "sword" of Orion. If you see the saucepan I mean, it looks like three stars lined up along the bottom and then the "handle" is sort of at a 45 degree angle up and away from it. Point to the MIDDLE one and you will see its actually not a single star but a very big nebula with heaps of stars in it (and 4 close together in the middle which actually light up the nebula - called the Trapezium)
This is a very easy target to find over and over and visually rewarding for anyone to look at.
Its one of my favourite things to look at, see if you can snatch a look tonight if its clear (constant rain and clouds here in Sydney)
Cheers
Chris
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