MANY thanks, Kurt. I really can't wait until I get clear, dark skies and can get moving with the guider. The better the seeing the less chance of losing the guide star. And I really appreciate the tip about what it might be. Best wishes, Joe Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote: Joe, Nice round stars. My guess is that you in the center of the Lagoon open cluster. It is the bright open cluster of stars emerging from the nebula that is seen in Don's image. http://gallery.utahastronomy.com/main.php?g2_itemId=11551 The Lagoon open cluser is more enhanced in the following APOD. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960127.html The center of the cluster is at about J180501.8-242029. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com