Having Another Go at Scorpius

Last night I got out to the carpark area beside the presbytery that faces Chapel Road to do a bit of stargazing. The night was a little cool and quiet.

Above, the skies were relatively clear though the clouds were scattered enough to cause some inconvenience. Nonetheless, the moon was brilliant in its full stage. Because of that it was a little bit of a washout looking for M6 and M7 alongside Scorpius. That constellation too had its 'head' right smack in the same position where the moon was.

Jupiter was a little to the left and about 45deg downwards from the moon. Seeing that bright dot in the sky, which can be mistaken for a star, through the C6, the planet was glorious with its distinctive cloud bands and the moons of which, three were visible.

Looking for other Messier objects were rather difficult as the light and briliance of the moon masked out the dimmer objects which would otherwise made the night more 'exciting'. I am hoping I can do some justice to the scope this evening when I now use my previous ED80 which has been hibernating since the C6 took centerstage.