Ann, you've been given some good suggestions by other list members. I would add that most planetary nebulae and globular clusters are good targets from a SL Valley location. From my yard in the approximate center of the valley, a favorite activity is to pick a constellation and hunt-down every single planetary nebula and/or globular within reach of my scope- and I used to do this with only a broadband LPR filter, before I got my O-III. Especially fun are the "tiny blue dot" type of planetaries, which take high magnification well (sometimes needed to be sure they are not field stars), and the high power darkens the background sky nicely as well. You might be surprised at the detail some of them yield under higher powers with a reasonable aperture, even in the city. Of course the O-III won't do anything for the globulars, but you shouldn't need one for those anyway. Double and multiple stars are often very rewarding, especially when there is a good color contrast between members. Light pollution has no effect on these objects. Valley observing isn't a lost cause, it just lacks the "wow" factor of a star-spangled sky overhead. Many neat things to observe. In a message dated 3/14/2007 8:07:41 PM Mountain Standard Time, MichaelCarnes@earthlink.net writes: Hi Ann, Don't worry. We'll all be getting under dark skies soon. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.