More Garrad

After watching Garrad a couple more times from Sam A Baker park on 26 Sept etc, I decided to try again tonight with my 8".  I checked earlier with my 7x50's but could not see it.  The half moon was still up so I wasn't too concerned.  Later about 10:00 the moon was setting and I tried with the 8" dob.  After a bit of fiddling I managed to get it in the eyepiece.  It wasn't visible in the 9x50 finder but was plain in the 27mm ep.  It was about half way on a line between HD 347950 and HD 165866 with a short tail pointed easterly.  Very nice and comet-like.  Earlier I showed off the moons of Jupiter to our friends Jan and Steve and their friends CB and Joan from St. Louis.  That capped off a very nice day of music and wine at Peaceful Bend Winery and a campfire with brats and more beer/wine at the ranch.  There was a fellow singing and playing like John Hartford at the winery today.  Very very nice.