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Absolutely wonderful Ken and one of those nights that will stick in your mind for a long time. NGC 6441 is lovely sitting alongside orange G Sco. and in a 22" scope appears a purplish colour, perhaps in contrast with orange G.
Another globular which uses the same NGC numbers is NGC 6144, appearing faintly as a scattering of faint stars right alongside orange Antares. I have seen this one from s city sky with an 8" aperture.
Another object that I think you would enjoy, if you haven't seen it already, is NGC 6520, an open cluster with the dark cloud Barnard 86 lying right alongside. Looks like a bag has fallen open and strewn jewels across a background of even fainter stars. Lies around 4 degrees south of M8.
Cheers, Rich
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