i also took some photos of saturn. won't post them, 'cos they are carp!

what was amazing was seeing how small it looks....about 75% of the size of the tight group of 3 stars in the centre of the M42 image. can clearly see the rings, but not the cassini divisions (gaps between rings).
on the plus side, from last night, i now know the limits of the current telescope. now, where's my credit card?