JCL: Good stuff! I had a beginner's scope back in NY; gave it to a neighbor...I grab Astronomy mag on occas. and peruse the arts. and ads. A "decent" scope is on our "list", though that list expands in direct inverse porportion to our dwindling/retired income, lol!
Up here on the Mtn there are some spectacularly clear nights and during those times, I get the "itch" to get back into sky viewing.
Maybe if we get the bug again and get closer to pulling a trigger, I will PM or email you for some opins/direction/ideas. BR,md
You probably have these links, but some of my fave's that I try to view every few days:
Astronomy Pic of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Hubble Site:
http://hubblesite.org/
Plug in your Lat&Lon for "sky map" of your area:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Yoursky
NASA Earth Observe site:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
David: I think I jacked your thread on Desktop Screen pics.
I'll lay off the Astron stuff, lol! BR,md