There were scattered high clouds coming through which reflected alot of ground light back down, making the sky background higher than normal. However with 42 frames to stack I was able to salvage an image from the evening.
Date: 12/04/2006 Telescope: TEC 140 APO + AP 0.75x reducer Mount: MI-250 Camera: Canon Rebel XT (unmodified) Exposure: 42 x 2 minutes