Season opener

 After a long absence, I finally returned at the scope with an early morning wake up call to see if Jupiter had climbed high enough for imaging. Having recently upgraded the observatory with a concrete slab and cast iron pier I had yet to see them in action so I decided to venture out early in the morning to see what's going on. Started off with a check up on collimation which I was not able to fine tune completely as the mediocre seeing did not allow precise evaluation. Never the less I did attempt some lunar shots with the ASI120MM and I must say the results look very promising!
I urgently need to clean up the sensor as it has accumulated A TON of dust, something which made imaging a challenge as there are virtually no clear spots on the chip left! Shortly before dawn and with the sky turning blue, I switched to the Giant. The seeing remained a mediocre levels but in any case this was a trial run to see that everything works and prepare to throttle up as the days progress and Jupiter climbs higher and higher in the morning skies.