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Originally Posted by Paddy
Great report of a great night Sab. And a few things to add to my target list. In particular NGC 6221 and 7090. I'm glad to hear that it takes you about 15 minutes to decide if you've seen some of these faint galaxies - I've often pored over bits of sky and not been convinced. I have to agree about M17 vs M8.
Anyway, glad the SDM is surpassing expectations.
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I've always been underwhelmed by M8, the surface brightness just seems to be too low. Very nice with UHC though. M17 is just amazingly detailed, and I'd rank it just behind Eta Carina, M42, and the Tarantula.
I also use a black hood...the shroud from my old scope
when observing these galaxies. It really does help alot. NGC 6221 should be lovely from your dark skies with a 16".