I, along with my two young daughters, made it out to Pit-n-Pole on Friday and were happily joined by three others. At the start it was pretty questionable due to mostly cloudy skies, but as is fairly common, it cleared up by the time it was dark enough to start observing. We had a great time sharing views through each others telescopes (4 scopes in total). I was stunned by the view of the Orion Nebula with my 16" dob. We were able to make out hints of pink (and of course the easier green) in the nebula. In the 10 years of using that scope, it rivals the best views I have ever had of that nebula. Stoked by that incredible view, I settled in for some serious galaxy hunting, and wouldn't you know it, it clouded over again. Oh well, at least we got three plus hours of great observing and conversation. If I hadn't gone out, I would not have even had those three hours. Hoping to see many more of you out there sometime soon! Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Craig Smith Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 11:52 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: [Utah-astronomy] This past weekend So how was the observing Thursday and Friday? Craig _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice@siemens.com Thank you