On 27.12.04 at 22:00, owing to providential clearings but also to the help of H. Ruland and S. Boxdörfer, my T450 became operational in its 'Albert II' i.e. goto version. Tracking is already acceptable; accuracy will be perfected in the days to come. Immediately before, I observed Comet Machholz, M31 and M45 with O. Wijthoff, and, before closing the dome, Saturn's satellites and the full Moon, definitely painful to the eye!

Jean-Luc Dighaye