Nearly 20 telescopes, around 70–80 visitors and a supernova. A superb start to the 2026/27 Blackheath observing season. There were also mosquitoes, some uncooperative software and two foxes, but we’ll come to those. Our first session of the season had originally been planned for Saturday evening. By Thursday, however, there was a fairly strong consensus that Sunday offered the better opportunity. We decided to make the switch early, which also allowed people to attend Saturda