The moon (almost full of course) was just rising, the neighbors were having a party and the wind was blowing clouds across the sky so the seeing was pretty poor. But I saw stars :-). Clearly need to do a little more collimation - the job I did was a little hurried so I wouldn't miss the "clear" sky. But the snap test that Suiter describes (does it snap into focus or is there a range where everything looks the same?) went very well... Mars was up and I saw a bright polar cap and definite dark markings that came and went with the seeing. The Orion Nebula was beautiful, even if it was low with a streetlight next to it and a tree in the way. My daughter claims she could see "bluegreen" but the contrast was too poor for my old eyes.
Altogether a delightful day. Now I need to make a nylon shroud to cover the truss tubes, a light shield for the front, and a pair of wheelbarrow handles so I can move the thing around without fear that it will fall over. I expect it's not really finshed, just well and truely started.
Bob