Thanks Ron for your wonderful report using different eyepieces..
Guess I'll be giving this object a miss with my 10".
Bring on those naked eye supernovas (reflections of 1987A) where the whole sky is one big apperture
... oh to dream....
Robert:
I keep meaning to say this, so now I'm just going to...
Your posts are AWESOME reading- keep up the good work, it is appreciated.
Your comments on galaxies are terrific contributions to visual observing and science forum threads.
Thank you.