It has been a long, dark, cloudy winter and spring here in the hills of West Virginia. With the onset of May, I'm hoping that the weather takes a turn for the better as the parade of planets begins. So for the next few months, I'm going to be updating this blog pretty regularly as I hope to see (in order) Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and Venus each take their turn in the spotlight. And I also hope to somehow image all of them, especially my favorite Mars. The last time Mars was this close I bought my Mak 127 just to see it (I only had the 8" dob at that point). Now I have the Celestron 9.25" SCT. So, I'm expecting big things!
Tonight, though, it's all about getting the scopes out and dusting them off. I spent a bunch of time recollimating the Meade XT10 then brought it and the Mak out. It was a pleasant night for observing and I came back with this sketch of the king of planets:
Not a bad start to the observing season!
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