Hi Don, Both are beautiful images. What camera are you using? Cheers, Tyler -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Don J. Colton Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 10:22 AM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: [Utah-astronomy] IC 342 I remember looking at IC 342 several years ago with a 20" Dob and a C-14. The C-14 had a big dewcap on it and we could see IC 342 in the C-14 but not the 20". Sky conditions may have been a factor but the Sky background was darker in the C-14 probably because of the baffling and the dewcap. IC 342 at only 10 million light years would be one of the brightest galaxies in the sky if it was not obscured by the Milky Way. I imaged it last weekend at Midway, UT along with NGC 891. See: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3757&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3760&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 You can see numerous faint galaxies in the image of NGC 891. _______________________________________________ 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 Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com