Orion is my favourite. But, the other night I was scanning across the Milky Way and before I realised it I was in Eta Carina. I put the neb filter on and it was FANTASTIC - from my back yard as well. A good dark night with the new moon - I had forgotten what a darker sky can be like. My eyepiece was literally full of stars. I've been doing this for a few short years, but still get awed on a dark night.
