Steve and I went out to the Flatin Farm tonight. Io's shadow started to transit at 6:30, and I caught sight of the shadow one minute later. The shadow stayed in the SEB all the way across the planet. Io exited Jupiter at 7:31 and the transit ended at 8:11. I also watched Mercury set through my binoculars. That was pretty fun, I had never seen that before.
Steve nabbed NGC 2232 in Orion, and was trying to find the Messier objects in Monoceros. He was having a little trouble and after watching him, I said, "Just tilt your head a little bit." He did and the orientation just clicked. He found M50, M47, M46, M48 and M93. He was pumped.
I kept on watching the transit and did some binocular observing of Orion's sword and other easy Messier objects. We stayed out for 2 and a half hours, then packed up. It was really chilly by then.
What a beautiful sky. Finished with a superb look at the Moon. I believe the two big craters to the north were Altas and Eudoxus. AGNFA!