Yesterday the weather was mild, so I took the scope out in the backyard. Not the best of places since the objects I was interested in were all on the East-Souteast portion of the sky, where I have to battle Provo City's glare, and also the neighbor's lights. Despite the light pollution, I enjoyed views of the Pleaides and a open cluster in Cassiopeia. (such objects are usually bright anyway). It was also easy to pick the color from the red giants in Taurus and Orion. And although it was still relatively low in the sky, I had no problem finding the Orion Nebula and resolving the trapezium, even though it was literally above the neighbor's light. It was harder to find M1, the crab Nebula, but I found it. Unable to get any detail, but I can locate it now, so next time I am at a dark site, I'll look for it. Lastly, I was able to locate the C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) comet, both in binoculars and the telescope. While it is dim, it is large and fuzzy. Light Polution prevented me from seeing any tail at all, but as this puppy moves up north, it should be a nice treat in a few weeks. As I started to wrap things up, I was able to catch a couple of meteorites. I'll conclude that observing is an acquired skill that seems to get better. Clear Skies __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com