I brought my DOB to the monument on Saturday and had a great time. I left the shroud off to lessen the wind problem and was able to easily resolve stars in M3. I also picked up M65 and M66 but NGC3628 was lost in the moonglow. I set up on the east side of the viewing ground and pointed east and the sky was dark and the stray light minimal. Be aware that as the year goes on, that wind will be getting warmer. I would say that the monument is at least as good as SPOC for viewing. Half the sky is fairly dark and the other half is in the light dome of the city. Only at the monument the dark sky is to the east. People who set up to the west of me had line of sight to Rice Eccles Stadium which was lit up for a soccer match. Moving around to the east of the makes a big difference. I may set up in the parking lot next time as it's even farther from the lights. Only question remaining is the monument sprinkler schedule. The only down side of the night was being sneered at for having a different telescope than everyone else, but I've come to expect that from SLAS. DT ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ