Sky Watcher, Yes, the basics are all one needs. My pal (Max) at SETI. Mountain View, California keeps watch with the worlds most capable tools. Yet, he loves to just look up now and then. Check out his story on meteors in last mos. Scientific American, page 42. Joe To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'meteorobs' email list, use the Web form at: http://www.tiacdot net/users/lewkaren/meteorobs/subscribe.html