[Utah-astronomy] SPOC

Just a heads-up to SPOC users; someone has placed a padlock on the gate as Erik and I discovered last night. I have already emailed Bruce about it. Skies were very bright last night and the seeing soft, probably due to all the smoke in the air from distant wildfires. Planetary nebulae were relatively unaffected; especially with my OIII filter, but galaxies suffered. M27 is a magnificent sight in the 32" with OIII filtration and medium powers. One guest observer called it "almost 3-D" in appearance. We also managed some so-so views of Uranus and Neptune. The color difference was easily noted with Uranus a grey-green in tint, and Neptune more of an azure hue.