Good idea, Kurt. One of the neater variations I've seen for this purpose was one of those programmable, scrolling LED signs, using only red LEDs. Just a couple of keyboard strokes to change what was displayed. One could carry it a step further, and interface the display with a GoTo telescope & on-board library- then everyone could see what was in the eyepiece at the moment, along with whatever the library entry had on-file about it. Even better than the text display, use a laptop. Many of these libraries have detailed graphics, photos, even animations on-file. Could save a lot of time preparing, swapping, and keeping track of transparencies. One possible fly in the ointment is that most star-party scopes don't stay on a single object for long anyway- everyone in the telescope "line-up" should stick to the "script" if using a hand-out. Patchy clouds could render the scripted smorgasborg moot, as folks slewed to targets of opportunity. But it is a good organizational excercise, perhaps best suited to large groups such as schools, scouts, or seniors. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com