I'm very pleased with the new OM1 body, A working light meter is a nice plus and helped me take this photo of the moon. It's much better than my first batch of moon images.

	Below, you can see the three UFO's that flew over while I was photographing the moon. Ok, actually they are badly trailed images of the Big Dipper double Mizar and Alcor. They are  located in the handle of the Dipper.

This is a great image to illustrate how critical guiding is for getting a good shot. I have a clock drive but my polar alignment was off. I'm looking into better ways to align the  scope to the celestial pole.    I had a chance today to check out an LX200 on display at the Mall of America. What an amazing scope! The only telescopes I've seen have been the two that I have owned. Looking at the  LX200 was a real treat. The mount was rock solid and moved very smoothly. I wasn't able to look through it to test the optics but the mount was enough to make me want to hand the clerk my credit card right then and there. I've  come to appreciate how critical a good mount is to anything you want to do with the telescope. I believe a good, solid mount is more important that great optics. Do not get a cheap mount when buying a telescope. You will never  regret paying more and getting a well built one.

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