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The clouds finally parted and i got a good view of the moon tonight. I was checking out the craters and mountains on the western edge. i need to find a detailed map of what i'm looking at. I got some reasonable close-ups with a 4mm eye piece and 2x barlow, which was an unusable combination on the first night, it was just too hazy. I wanted to check out Saturn but it was just too bright and i don't think my telescope is really cut out for it. I've had better views of Saturn with the naked eye so eventually i should get a decent view. One thing i was unprepared for was just how quick the moon moves across the field of view, it was quite breathtaking. I can't wait to get another telescope with a computerised mount and camera. Once i do it's going to take some doing to pull me away from it.

The clouds finally parted and i got a good view of the moon tonight. I was checking out the craters and mountains on the western edge. i need to find a detailed map of what i'm looking at. I got some reasonable close-ups with a 4mm eye piece and 2x barlow, which was an unusable combination on the first night, it was just too hazy. I wanted to check out Saturn but it was just too bright and i don't think my telescope is really cut out for it. I've had better views of Saturn with the naked eye so eventually i should get a decent view. One thing i was unprepared for was just how quick the moon moves across the field of view, it was quite breathtaking. I can't wait to get another telescope with a computerised mount and camera. Once i do it's going to take some doing to pull me away from it.