Sounds good to me, Darren. I haven't had a clear night out in ages! Soon, I hope.
The Hourglass Nebula (as distinct from the Hourglass Planetary Nebula) is a bright bit in the Lagoon Nebula (M8), according to what I read here:-
http://seds.org/Messier/more/m008_det.html
Maybe someone can point it out to us on Bert's image?
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=30426