I also think my secondary has gone - wonky - for lack of a better term. I need to figure out how to fix it - none of my
But on to the report and the Nexus II.
I was only out for about an hour, just enough to test it (and log a new to me
I aligned the device and went to a familiar object first - the Nexus II put me spot on to all objects.
M11 (Wild Duck Cluster) - A beautiful patch of stars - if washed out a bit from the moon. Very nice to gaze upon though. One really bright star at about the center of the cluster. it was dim enough and I didn't spend long enough to really appreciate it tonight. But it is still a nice one.
M69 - New to me
S Scuti - Carbon Star - Wow - a gorgeous red color - I would almost say bordering on red/copper/orange. Many brighter stars to the east and north, but thats about it.
I then turned to Jupiter and the Moon - Watched Io approach Jupiter to start a transit, but did not watch the transit or the shadow transit as they were going to happen too late.
The moon was incredibly gorgeous - if VERY bright. The mountainous South was spectacular, as well as the crater filled west.