ot such a good night tonight. I was clear so I had to break the scope out for a look. The problem was, the full moon pretty much washed everything out so I could only get a vague series of stars. And now that the sky has shifted about and my buddy Orion is a no-show, I’m having a hard time determining what is where. Tried to line up on the pour spout of the big dipper but it made for high angle sighting – a difficult line up. Still, I got a good look at Jupiter with full magnification, but the moon just didn’t seem comfortable with any lens. Too big, too small, all sorts of problems.

I need a better compass. That crummy map-reader compass sways all over the place. Imagine my surprise when I lined up on what I thought was north and found the big dipper lined up about 20 degrees starboard. Still learning this hobby, it seems…

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