[Benjamin (Ben)]

Thanks all for your kind comments. I really should get to dark sites more often. In light pollution you strain to get detail in some of these objects and end up buying more gear (bigger, better) in the hope of wheedling out the most basic features. A dark sky on its own can show you more interesting things than an Ethos in a 12" Dob in light pollution! I was however lucky enough to get the scope to a dark site the very next night and, my word, a 12" Dob can show you remarkable things :-)