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    Nicely done. The toughest part of the lunar for me was a particular phase when it ended up being cloudy, every month! That was a pain and it took a while to get those final things logged.

    I tried Taki's and then I tried the Tri-Atlas too (A and B. I don't have a C printed out). Neither one did it for me but I think that's because I'm just not used to them?they just plain look different. I ended up using the couple stars that are in my S&T Pocket Atlas and found a simple way to put that object in the field. It worked well once we realized what the heck we were looking for.

    I got out last night and shot Jupiter for the first time this year. Io was behind Jupiter, the GRS front and center, Europa closest, Ganymede farther out and Callisto is not in the frame (way off screen to the left). I should have flipped this vertical, but that's how it looks through the scope. 2000 frames taken, stacked about 120.

    Duane