Hi Glen,
Clouds are back tonight but then quite a few clear nights with a bit of luck.
My daughter has kindly offered to help me carry the scope outside in the short term so I will be able to see slightly more than half the sky - from the North around to the East and South. Rigel Kent is about as far to the South West as I can see from that side of the house so Venus won't be available. There's a bright street light on the western side of the house but perhaps that mightn't be too much of a problem when observing something bright like Venus?
I've loaded Stellarium onto a notebook so that's easy. But how do people avoid losing night vision when using a notebook/tablet - perhaps cover your observing eye when looking at the screen?
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