We started the evening by looking at the Orion Nebula through my scope and she pointed her's at the Pleiades. The group was able to split in half and take turns viewing through each scope. It was the first night I have viewed the nebula through my Ethos 21mm. Wow! I've never seen such detail. The 100 degree field of view was quite different than the 82 degree I'm used to. I next focused on the Pleiades with my scope and the group was able to see what it looked like through my scope compared to Grace's. Her scope provided very nice images and best of all she picked it up for a measly $150. My next target was M31 and M32. Both showed up pretty well. I was worried about how bright they would appear because the school's parking lot lights were fully lit with a wrestling match going on. Grace and I focused on
Last night was the first evening I've needed to use the eyepiece heaters in my Wood Wonders eyepiece case and it worked great. When I finally get the ServoCAT installed, it'll really make the star parties enjoyable and less work for me. However, the work is more than worth it.