It was great ccd weather last night here in Louisville, temperature was 12 deg. F, no wind, transparency was good, and turbulence was better than usual, about 6/10. All images from Nexstar11, F3.3 focal reducer, and Stellacam II video camera, (4 second integration, 9/14 gain). 30 frames aligned, dark subtracted, flat field corrected, aligned, stacked, and enhanced with Registax4.

Fortunately we had access to both last Friday evening. We went to the Pawnee National Grasslands near Briggsdale, CO to get away the light pollution and enjoy some nearby dark sky. Gary brought out his 30 inch dob Telekit so we had plenty of aperature to view NGC 891, not to mention many other great objects. 

The above image taken with Celestron Nexstar 11 telescope, F3.3 focal reducer, and Stellacam II video camera. Stellacam II set at gain 14/14 and 256 integration (8 sec).  Registax4 used to flat field correct, dark frame subtract, align, and stack 30 frames. Conditions were great, sky was totally clear, wind 0-5 mph, low humidity, temperature 54°F, and turbulence between 5 and 6/10.

Image taken from Louisville, CO at 21:31 to 21:46 MST with Celestron Nexstar11 telescope, Meade F3.3 focal reducer, and Stellacam II video camera.  SCII set at 9/14 gain, no gamma, and integrate 256 frames (8 sec). Dark subtracted and flat field corrected with ImagePlus, aligned and stacked with Registax4. Sky was mostly clear, temperature 40 °F, no wind, transparency very good, and turbulence 5/10.