As you may recall, I am fairly new at star gazing. I am in John and Lisa's telescope making class, and so far I have no complaints about "pushing glass" for a few hours. I hope my telescope turns out well. In the meantime, I am looking for ideas on what to do once my telescope is complete. I came across the Astronomical League's website, and discovered the "Observing Clubs" (http://www.astroleague.org/al/obsclubs/obsclub.html) , which provide lists of activities and observation goals. (Many with an option to obtain a certificate after meeting the goals). I would like to ask to the list if anyone out there has experience with such clubs? Do you recommend some of the lists of objects (like the urban observer or the Binocular observer) as good starting points and guides for newbies like myself? I also checked out from the library "turn left at Orion", which I intend to use this summer with my trash-scope. Any other suggestions are welcome. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html