I don't know how everyone else fared last night, but here in SE Qld it was a crystal clear night..one of the best I've experienced for quite a while.
Armed with a brand new copy of Wil Tirions "Cambridge Star Atlas" and my trusty newt I ventured outside to try a bit of star-hopping. With Sagitarius, Scorpio, Telescopium etc right overhead my backyard, it made for some great viewing.
Objects I found quite easily once the book showed me the way, included Lagoon Neb, Trifid Neb, M6, M7 and quite a few of the smaller NGC objects in that area. Supposedly 'easy' Glob NGC6441 proved a bit of a challenge to find (not helped by the neighbour turning his outside light on just as I was searching!
) but the one with the biggest 'WOW' factor for me was glob M22, first time I'd seen this and it elicited a bigger wow than first sighting of 47Tuc.
A great night, all topped off nicely with a spectacular shuttle launch on telly.