I thought you were going to keep it short Paul
! Great report of the night mate. Can't think of anything major you left out, so I will just add some further comments of my own.
The viewing of M20 that Paul mentions was with a 19mm Panoptic (~100x) with a Lumicon UHC. I was quite surprised at the view myself. The dark lanes were so vivid and the nebula was quite bright - probably further evidence of the transparency.
The view of the Veil Neb was great. The 31mm Nag allowed for the bright portion labelled NCG6992/95 to entirely fit in the filed of view, and application of my newly aquired NEB1 filter brought out the intertwining ribbon effect in this part of the nebula.
I also used the terminag and NEB1 on the eta Carina nebula and it certainly allowed for more nebulosity to be visible and take on a 3D nature, however at the cost of a green cast to all stars. I agreed with Mark that the unfiltered view was just as stunning - with the true star colours.
I was impressed with Nicko's little hutch/table-tent setup, and if I ever get into things that go buzz-whirrr-click then this is a nice way to do it. It even had its own LED lighting. Maybe Nicko can provide some details in the 'show us your equip' thread.
I was amazed at the glowing tails/debris of at least a dozen meteors that I saw. The only thing missing from the night was some reasonable seeing - but I guess you can't have everything
Just like to say a big thanks to Ron for hosting the evening, and for the great company from all those who attended - it was a really enjoyable night.
I have attached some images from the early evening. The 1st one shows the group with (L to R)Ron, Nick, Paul, Dennis & Mark) Adrian turned up after I but the camera away
The white dob is my 12.5", the other dob (woodgrain and shroud) is Ron's 16"