I finally had another clear night, and observed the Pleiades for the first time. Seeing was good for Jupiter as well, with all four moons out. Mars was tricky, I think I may have noticed a darker area and for a moment maybe the northern ice cap, but I’m not confident.

The Pleiades cluster was incredible through my smallest scope, a 70mm f/5.7 at 16x. I have an attempt at an afocal photo with my phone, but the tiny phone lens and the big eyepiece don’t play well together. This has me excited to get a real camera set up for it sometime.