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BSG report
Hi Rob & All,
Great report mate. Sounds like you had a good time despite the clouds not co-operating fully.
The Saturn Nebula (NGC 7009) is a terrific object in nearly all telescopes though it reserves its best for the big telescopes. Brilliant aqua colour and the ansae make it one of the most interesting planetaries in the Spring sky.
Re M13, it actually is a very worthy object -- a nice cluster when the seeing and transparency are working well and overcome some of the effects of its low elevation at culmination. Notwithstanding, I'd probably rate it 7th best in the sky and well worth looking at though no match for the southern hemisphere's big two. M22, NGC 6752, 6397 and M5 are also definitely better than M13.
Best,
Les D
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