5/21 I was quite proud having finally managed to set up the telescope in a proper equatorial alignment, and realizing that you only have to point its axis north very roughly to reap a lot of the benefits, such as being able to follow the moon for minutes just by turning the knob of the right ascension. My son had not been very convinced of this approach, but realized its superiority quickly, and rewarded us with some quite stunning views of craters through a high magnification lens. They looked as if drawn by pencil, across several badly scratched centuries. When we put him to bed, and reviewed what each of us considered the best parts of the day, those views of the moon consistently ranked on first or second place.