great thread guy's,it's been awhile since iv'e posted a report.i should have my replacement scope on wednesday so i'm very very keen to get back in the pod it's been quite a few months.like some of your tips so far especially the hand over the eye..stops that squinting.
most of my observing is done after midnight darker skies,no cars and i feel better after a few hours sleep (especially after laying bricks all day in the summer sun) i feel refreshed...also that evening cloud has disappeared...
heading on a boat cruise in about 10 days and heading to noumea so i'm going to take my bino's and do some seeing to the north let's hope the seas not to big
try and see some objects not visable from home..