I didn’t have a lot of time to observe, last night, but the beautiful crescent Moon / Venus combination drew me under the clear skies above my backyard observatory.
The air was calm and the humidity about 55%, enough to soften the edges of Saturn and its rings, and give a bright beam to my laser pointer (my new test for transparency 😉
Still, Leo and Ursa Major were well-placed for a little galaxy hunting so I got busy and managed to bag the following 10:
M65, M66 (couldn’t pull in the NGC companion), M105, NGC 2903, M81, M82, M101 (you really have to know what you’re looking for to get that one), NGC 5194 & NGC 5195 (M51), and M94 which has a surprisingly bright core – almost looks like a tiny globular.
Overall, not bad for an hour’s observing 🙂