Hello all. I managed to get everything to work last night and, despite the poor viewing conditions, I got a few frames with the Astro Systeme Austria N8 astrograph that I have been struggling with in recent weeks. Here is a link to the first light image: M81 and M82 in Ursa Major. I choose them because they were bright enough to show through the high haze that seemed to be everywhere last night. This is a combination of 10 3-minute luminance frames, and 3 each 5-minute RGB frames. The camera is also new to me: it is an older Finger Lakes CM-10, which has the same chip as the SBIG ST10 (KAF-3200XME). The camera is very sensitive, which I really like. but it blooms, which is a real pain! I used a new autoguider from Orion through a Borg 60 guide scope, and the guiding setup seems to work well. Everything in this imaging train is new for me, except the old standby Losmandy G-11 mount, which I have had for years. Here is the link: http://71.18.228.62/images/M81LRGB.jpg Be sure to click on the image to view the full sized version. I am pretty happy with this for a first light image, but I am hoping to get the stars much tighter on a better viewing night. Questions, comments and suggestions are always welcome. Happy New Year!! Tyler _____________________________________________