h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Viewing conditions lousy, varying from overcast, evening of the 12th to hazy, 1st magnitude night during the predawn hours the morning of the 13th, 1st magnitude stars visible at a glance, 2nd magnitude stars visible with a hard squint.

Would have preferred a 7th magnitude night, more than 7 stars naked eye visible in the Pleides.

Thanks for the report
I went out at 11pm and saw more in the first hour than the second. It was our only clear night a week either side. It's been raining a lot here, we've had a month's-worth fall in one day in some parts of the UK. August had been a washout, our "summer" feels more like Autumn turning to Winter.

Viewing conditions here are at their best immediately following a torrential storm.

Hope to have a few during the upcoming autumn and winter.

If the El Nino forecast proves out, good chance.