Hi Andrew & All,
Looking forward to it already mate!
Might have a crack at Cluster "C" in the Fornax Dwarf when I'm up at Mudgee for several nights later this month, though it looks an exceedingly tough object for 18". There will be a very, very good 20" up there too so ...
Have seen the G.C's in the Fornax Dwarf with 12 and 18". It has always struck me as a little odd that such a small dwarf spheroidal has so many G.C's. The SMC -- a much more massive eg has only one "real" G.C (NGC 121) by comparison. Fornax probably hasn't undergone much in the way of gravitational interactions with major galaxies but I wonder why so many for such a small eg? Must be either something in the dynamical history or perhaps dark matter that has influenced this ??
The G.C in the WLM (one and one only here ... again) is also a suprisingly easy object in an 18" given the distance. Once you know exactly where to look -- piece of cake.
Best,
Les D