I started my session with a very long polar alignment in sharpcap and aiming at random spots in the heavens with the hope of platesolving my way to glory. When finally it worked I got to capture the ethereal glow of Messier 27 and Messier 57.

I also had a long look at Triangulum (Messier 33) but didn’t manage to capture it well. My plan was to observe much longer but it got too cloudy and my platesolving started to fail again. There is a lot to say about Messier 33, but watching another galaxy like this is something very, very special.

Now that I have everything figured out with the new equipment I hope to explore many more objects. However, with Mars opposition around the corner I might take out the dob again soon.

Whilst platesolving I also got photobombed by this guy: