[barx1963 (Malcolm)]

Originally Posted by creeksky

After some searching I think it was NGC 1300 I saw.
I was panning to the plane of the milky way and then back toward the Magellanic clouds.
This is how it looked but much smaller.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BCg7Ox9nmn...ht%2B5%2B4.jpg
Woohoo!!

Peter
Not sure is was NGC1300, if you were looking to the South, as at 11pm last night NGC1300 was of to the North West when I had a quick look at it.
Identifying celestial objects is a tricky business as there are literally thousands of objects easily visible with a small scope.

Malcolm