Andrew, Glad to see the end of the H400 is near, You should be able to finish them off by end of galaxy season. I checked the HII list and it doesn't seem that the objects are dim (Dimmest was 13.3 mag), just friggin small, I guess the average size was somewhere around 3' or so. Al though I would agree with you that I'd take a LONG break before biting off that list. I've actually observe 17 object on that list, mostly stuff that was in the same field or nearby to other object I was observing. My plan after the H400 is the best 100 object Beyond the NGC: http://www.saguaroastro.org/content/BEST-OF-DEEP-SKY-OBJECTS-NOT-IN-THE-NGC. htm Glad you had a good night, I was wondering how it was as the wind was howling pretty good at my house. See you at the AAMM Rick Tejera Editor SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona saguaroastro@xxxxxxx www.saguaroastro.org >I spent the first half of the night touring old friends and a couple new objects, but was basically killing time waiting for H400 objects to rise. After midnight the >objects I needed had risen high enough to appreciate properly and I started to work, cleaning out Pyx, Lyn and Pup of a few remaining H400 objects as well as >chewing on western UMa a little. It looks like I have 28 objects left, almost all in UMa, the end is in sight! Joe suggested I start the HII after this, but I might not, that >really gets into the dim galaxies! I have a few other things to work on before that sort of pain. Late in the night Canopus rose and began it's pass over the hill to the south. I know many guys call the little cinder cone South Mountain. To me it is Canopus Hill as I enjoy watching Canopus rise and swing just over it each time I come to Sentinel. Around 0300 the breeze had become a steady cold biting wind and I finally packed it up and pulled out. I had already had around nine hours of good observing so I can call it a success. I wasn't the last, there were at least two observers still going when I pulled out. I did get many of the shallow sky objects, including a couple comets when all was said and done. And while I did leave the site before Jupiter rise, it did lead me home, rising above Tucson as I drove. Andrew Andrew Cooper ---------------------------------------------------- http://www.siowl.com -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.