Finally, a break in the clouds

Got some viewing in from 1930 to 2030 Central European Time tonight. I'm really grateful, since we have not had a break in nearly two weeks. Only got to look at the moon and the Orion nebula and as scattered clouds were a problem. Did get a glimpse of the trapezium and the nebula, though, which improved a bit with my skylight filter. I was viewing off the balcony, so light pollution was a real factor as well. All things considered, I decided to move on to the moon - it was beautiful and bright enough so that the light cloud was not a serious problem. I used my new 5.2mm ED from Agena and it worked superbly. Very, very sharp, clear views, much better than I got with my 10mm Celestron Plossl, barlowed. I am really happy with it. Looked at Clavius, Maginus, Tyco, Longomontanus. Moon was 3/4 full. For kicks I barlowed the new EP to see what would happen; actually got some pretty good views, but lacked the sharpness I had at 230x. Frankly, I was amazed they looked as good at they did at 560x - I was expecting a blur since the scope's theoretical limit is 400x. I'm sure it would have been ugly if I'd been looking at a planet though. Clouds finally ended the session, but I'm grateful for that precious hour. I love this stuff.