Night-time is when one usually thinks of astronomy and when one has a telescope, Saturn is usually among the favourites. June-July will be a good time to try to find one of the more interesting satellites in the solar system and near Saturn: Iapetus

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/saturns-moon-iapetus-comes-bright-side/

It and Saturn will be difficult to see in August - low among the trees around the Killarney site but we shall try. Other difficult events may be aurora borealis and the recurring Perseid meteor shower - short nights and moon light as well as weather may spoil our chances. However, if you do not look you will also not see anything either.

How many attempts did I make to capture M31 and a meteor?

200mm F/6.7 30sec Exp ISO-1600 3 Oct 2010 above.


  18mm F3.5 30sec Exp ISO-1600  3 Oct 2010 below

Good luck - wob