Right you are, Chuck, and thanks for the compliment. I was just anxious to try out the guider. But from now on, Little Mountain is off my list. I was shocked at the light pollution -- much, much worse than in previous years. M8 and M31 were about the only deep sky bodies I could find. I looked directly at M51, M81 and M82 and could not distinguish them because of the air glow. There were some other bodies bouncing around in cars at Little Mountain, too, especially one that left some light on for a while -- not that I was paying attention. I was gritting my teeth, shivering, and waiting for the moon to go down, and moonset did not help. -- Joe Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote: I'd stay out of the low declinations unless the skies are pristine, Joe. Might save you some headaches. Good job! _______________________________________________ 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