Hey Jeff, Must be some kind of anti-moiston effect. Clear skies, sun out and no features to observe. Same thing happened to me when my hydrogen-alpha filter was delivered. I too thought it was defective until I checked spaceweather.com and realized the sun had just calmed down on the wrong day. But the best thing about observing the sun is that it changes constantly and new and interesting features are soon to arrive. Jeff Vandecar -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.