Clear Night

Very clear and dark: no Moon.  The platform is definitely tracking, but I am not exactly aligned on north.  I think I will paint an arrow in glow in the dark paint in front of the garage.  M42 was awesome, but when I tried to use Sky Commander, I realized that I did not remember how to search for Messier objects in the sky.  I could not remember any that were actually above horizon and the UI is not as clear as it needs to be.