Thanks Wes. I am trying to rank the neb by brightness. See
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...lae+brightness
The list of 300 DSO is attached. It covers the whole sky and includes Messier objects.
It is a tab-delimited text file, use MS Excel to open it.
Tried to see the Scl Dwarf Gxy tonight but the moon was a problem, then it got foggy. I know where it is now and will try again later.