Could not find the Triangulum galaxy or if I did, I didn't have enough magnification to distinguish it from a bright fuzzy star.
I did easily find Andromeda this time. My first exposure at 70mm caught just the edge of it. Centered it and and took a series of images at 200mm/ISO1600/f2.8/60 seconds. The shot looks pretty good but close inspection reveals oval stars which are an indication my polar alignment isn't good enough. I suspect my tripod isn't providing enough support. I could set the polar alignment, shoot a series and get poor results, check the alignment and it would be off. Frustrating, but it was only my second outing.
Anyway, I came back with a fairly decent image of Andromeda - better in some ways than my first image - lacking in other aspects.
I also got some shots of M45, the Pleiades cluster, aka the seven sisters. Still working on it but here's the Andromeda shot from the trip.
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