helped Savio & Pat (Blue Mountains)

Savio came into the house, eyeglasses immediately fogging up. I asked how he and Pat were doing at their visual observing. Savio said that he had been trying for a galaxy but had not found it. Which one, I asked? He said he wanted to find the Andromeda galaxy. No problem! I grabbed my winter coat and Subaru toque! Oh, and I borrowed Nicole's green laser.

I showed both Savio and Pat how I locate the Great Square with constellations Pegasus on the right and Andromeda on the left. Then I pointed out the 2 large arcs of Andromeda, flowing toward Perseus. And finally I showed how I started at alpha, went to the first pair, continued to the second pair, with beta on the bottom and mu on the top, and how I turned right or to zenith continuing to nu and concluding at a faint third star. But that just to the right of the third star, there it was, visible naked eye, the width of your pinkie extended.

I hope that helped...