I took up imaging partly because of light pollution. I just wanted to see more. So sometimes a nice picture is the goal, but sometimes I just want to make an observation. Here is one observation: Hubble's Variable Nebula. It's always a fascinating sight. It's a reflection nebula, and it changes from time to time as clouds get in the way of the star's reflected sunlight. It's a bright target, easily visible from the burbs. This image was 12x300" at a focal length of 2,350mm and a scale of 0.566 arsec/pixel. The telescope used was a CFF 230mm f/13.5 Classical Cassegrain.
