Hi Robin and all,

last night i had a try with my 12" too. My conditions might be very the same as Robin´s - around 6m5 NELM. But seeing was kind of poor. Star field was easy to locate - hopping from the globular cluster in Delphinus. My results are the very same as Robins too: i could see the faint star which Robin mentioned, especially at higher power. For me this star was a good mark too - it is a good indicator to compare conditions observing with 12" i´d say. Magnification was up to 270x in the rare moments of better seeing. Add to this there has been some wind - a bit too strong for objects at the visual limit. It disturbed a lot.

I won´t give up and give it another try under better conditions - better seeing, better transparency.

CS
Norman