>> ...you'll see two objects descending through the frame... Besides the fairly thick cirrus and persistent contrails, there are stars, notably Capella and beta Aur setting in the left-center above the 72-inch dome. The stationary 'stars' are hot pixels, though Polaris does show up as a faint star toward the upper-right corner. On clear Moonless nights you can see stars down to mag 4 or thereabouts. \Brian -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.