Hi all, Topic 1, I promised to give a report on my most recent foray to the place we call Lakeside, so here it is. I was there Sunday night-Monday morning and the skies were gorgeous -- the cloud cover was nearly total after daybreak but the clouds caused no problems during the night. The dark was fine except toward Salt Lake and Wendover but the light domes weren't more than 10 or 15 degrees. The temperature was stuck at 40 all night, according to the Jeep's thermometer, but I don't know how accurate that is. A little star-twinkling didn't hurt my astrophotography, and it was thrilling to just look up and enjoy the scenery. The starlight was bright enough that I could hike around without using a flashlight -- was was especially fun was to see my distant Jeep materialize as a slightly darker form. I had no equipment failures and was pleased with the outing. But anyone without a 4WD vehicle should not attempt it, as the dirt road is unbelievably torn up and deeply rutted because of the new loose dirt that was dumped there. I started to slide on the way in. Topic 2, I need to apologize for getting up and walking out of the SLAS general meeting Wednesday night. The speaker, Prof. Barnes, was engaging and he discussed interesting topics. But my sciatica was tearing me up, sitting on that hard seat. I had to go home and lie down. Topic 3, Thanks to all who participated in the election and I will try to be a good vice president next year. I'm a little intimidated by Bob Taylor, because he did such an outstanding job that I may look lame by comparison. I hope he will offer me pointers and that others in the club will advise me too. Thanks, Joe