9:30pm, Skyview Observatory North of Lubbock 101 57' 30" W 33 44' 53" N

Started with M81 and M82, both looked great, could easily see the long cigar shape of M82, and the more rounded shape of M81. It wasn't even completely dark when I started.

Moved to M51, but goto was not so good, so I synced on Dubhe and tried again but still not so good, I moved to M101 and could not find it, I then realized I was having problems with my Jumpstart power supply so I switched to the Truck battery and did a new alignments. I then selected M51 and it centered in the middle of the eyepiece, M101 likewise. I used the 14mm Meade UWA 5000 all night.

M104 was easy to see, long and flat with an obvious center core. M61 was a fuzzy blob, M49 was a lot easier to see than M61. I could make out some of the eliptical shape of the galaxy. M58 was harder to see then M49 but not as difficult as M61.M59 and M60 are in the eyepiece at the same time, the same with M84 and M86 both in the eyepiece at the same time. M87, not much to see other than a fuzzy blob. M88 little better than M87 but not much. M89 difficult to see, small fuzzy blob. M90 not much better. M91 was also dim, Messier must have had great eyes because with the C8 all I see are faint fuzzy blobs. M98 caused the scope to cycle all the way around since it had passed over the meridian, I did not find it. M53 is a very nice globular cluster. M64 was almost as easy to see as M49. M83 was difficult to see since I has to look throught the Lubbock light dome. Omega Centaur is difficult to see as well since it was also in the light dome. Went back to M51 and it was easily the best I've seen it, I could make out some of the structure of two arms. M3 is a great cluster, I never tire of looking at it. Finished at 11:30pm