...Bravo!.....<loud applause>.......
...My only experiences with night-time photography consisted of one successful and interesting use of a Canon AE-1 Program (set to manual shutter speed), high-speed film and the lighted ferris-wheel at the local 'county fair' for my high-school annual.......
....and a completely UNsuccessful use of an 'el cheapo' digital camera and the last lunar eclipse........
....Got some *great* shots of 'dark' though.....

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....Now, if I could just convince my wife that I need a coupla' thousand for a telescope, new camera or CCD, etc. and your fine work here, I'd be set for the next one.......
.....Thanks for the time it took to write this up......I'm sure there are many who know all of this already, but I didn't.......