Thanks for the report Paddy.
Not many people seem to report on star clusters, so look forward to your observations on them! I didn't know UHC filters could be used to help distant cluster obs. Learn something new everyday hey!
Good thing you got that sn in time before the clouds came in. You gave a nice description of where to find it, but my 10" in suburbia just isn't going to cut it, from what I've been reading lately. I am so jealous you and Ron have gotten to observe it!