Hi,
During the 2011 Stellafane Star Party, did some observing and imaging with the 106mm refractor. Among the objects were:
Comet Garradd C/2009 P1 was a 9th mag object with a strong central condensation.
Vesta was at mag 5.7, but was too low to be naked-eye, maybe if higher in the sky.
Uranus and asteroid 24 Themis was in the same field.
Neptune has now done a orbit since its discovery in 1846.
See:
www.variablestarnights.net
After the weekend got a chance to observe through Arne Henden's 82cm scope! However, cloud interfered quickly. The planetary M57 was very bright, while the globular was M56 a mass of stars even to the core.
John
  