Once again a cool report Doug and another hit to keep me sane during the arduous wait until 3am tomorrow morning!
Btw, There's a great edge-on spiral galaxy called NGC 5078 about 4º NW of M83, looks good in photos and has a listed mag of 10.8/ SFC brightness 12.8. Photos show a rather thick dust lane and a small nearby companion (IC879). Worth checking out
I will tonight, but I'm sure some aspect of bloody Melbourne weather will step in to ruin my chances. The freaking wind is already picking up.