Erik, I was JOKING ABOUT TYCHO. Just a JOKE. I forgot that even sarcasm and jokes get peer-reviewed here. lol. Norm is correct in that the map I referenced was not really a map- it was an illustration of Europe, drawn freehand now that I compare it to a real map, not accurate at all, but it was all that I had handy, without time to poke around on-line at the time. I can see that my description was erroneous. I'm flattered that my jokes actually sent someone to the atlas to look it up. Hell, I don't take myself seriously, none of you should, either. Here's the way it came across to me... After all the posts on here about making the most of the skies one has, comments on somebody at a northerly lattitide having a "boring" sky just rang a bit hollow. I'll keep the humor to myself from now on. ;o)