Monday 12th of April 2010 | Bob Christmas
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I’ve arrived safe and sound yesterday afternoon at Spectacle Lake near Barry’s Bay, ON, and Night 1 was spectacular (although there were a few bouts with cloud cover).
Here’s Mars and M44, the Beehive Cluster, side by side in Cancer Sunday night:
![Mars and M44, April 11, 2010, by Bob Christmas](http://www.amateurastronomy.org/wp-content/uploads/archive/reports/Mars_M44_BobC_20100411.jpg)
Mars and M44, April 11, 2010, by Bob Christmas
Also, just after midnight, I managed to find Comet 81P/Wild 2 in Virgo:
![Comet 81P/Wild 2, April 12, 2010, by Bob Christmas](http://www.amateurastronomy.org/wp-content/uploads/archive/reports/81P_Wild2_BobC_20100412.jpg)
Comet 81P/Wild 2, April 12, 2010, by Bob Christmas
— Bob Christmas