Thanks for the report Ron
It will be interesting to know if you can define the rings in the 18" in better conditions.
I couldn't quite make them out in the 12" maybe it's not possible. I think I can bump the power up a bit more. Maybe in better conditions next time I'll try the Pentax 10mm XW barlowed not sure if the 7mmXW barlowed would be too high powered to try but I'll give it a go
It's a very small but interesting object hard for me to find in the 12" using sky maps. I haven't had another chance to look at it again. Looks like the weather is improving now. But of course now I have the pesky moon to contend with
Barb