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Mr S,
The swan was certainly gracing the sky on Saturday night, when I took in her beautiful appearance at Kulnura.
I used to have a 10" SCT, which gives slightly less bright images than your 10" dob. With that aperture, I was easily able to distinguish the general shape of the Swan from suburban central coast NSW. You need dark skies with that aperture to see much in the way of detail within the nebulosity.
It is considerably fainter than the Lagoon, which is one of the brightest nebulous objects in the sky.
As for star hopping guide as to where to find it, I cannot assist, I have only ever located it with the assistance of technology (Meade Autosuite, and now Argo Navis).
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