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Have been following this thread with interest, and tonight we were presented with an exceptionally dark sky, so I thought I'd put the Flame to the test with my small scope & 21mm X-Cel eyepiece. Followed Darren's advice, putting the foreground star just out of the FOV, and there it was! Nebulosity was very faint of course, and like Ian's description, the main feature was the dark lane, which fingered out at the ends. Couldn't take my eyes off it for ages, but then for some reason it started to disappear. Looked up and a big bank of cloud or smoke was drifting across. Thanks to all who gave advice in this thread, as you've given me a great Christmas present!
Cheers -
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