[vader42]

Hi all,
probably slightly misleading title (when I reread it). I have been observing since the early eighties, but recently added a skymax 180 to my arsenal. All my current scopes are really wide field and fast (the slowest is f/6). I have been blown away with the mak, and have been viewing my "usual" targets. I understand and accept the difference in FOV between the f/6 and f/15 and realise that the surface brightness is reduced due to the significantly larger magnification for any particular eyepiece.

So what I am asking, is if there are any seasoned Mak users who can suggest targets I might not have previously considered with my widefield dobs. My standard list of go tos (no pun intended) for an August Brisbane suburban sky is:

Jupiter (stunning in the mak)
Saturn (ditto)
Moon (when visible)
Omega C
Split Alpha C (never seen it as wide as in the mak)
Split Antares (quite difficult in Brisbane)
Split a crux
Triffid
Lagoon
M4
Carina Neb
Jewel box (stunning at high mag)
Butterfly cluster (although I cant fit it all in)
Blue planetary (near crux)

They really are just carried forward from my 200 f/6 dob. The nebulas are understandable less visible, even with my UHC filter due to lower surface brightness of the higher magnification. Are there any objects that the mak would excel at that I probably wouldn't have tried with the dob? I've only split a handful of doubles - and am starting to enjoy that.

Hope this question makes sense, and thanks in advance!