Hi,
very interesting thread!
I am a guy from the northern hemisphere at +47°. I have never seen the wonderful objects of the southern sky. I am dreaming of the MCs and Omega Centauri...and I wanna see the sagittarius constellation high in the sky.
My favorite objects of the northern sky are: M31 (Andromeda Galaxy), M13, M57 (Ring Nebula), M27 (Dumbell Nebula), Cirrus Nebula, h+chi in Perseus, Whirlpool Galaxy in Ursa Major, Galaxies in Coma Berenices....and many more. It depends on the conditions and the equipement.
It would be wonderful for me to be at a star party in Australia. So many objects I have never seen before and....I would not know all the constellations. This would be very exciting!
cheers
werner
postcard from the north, Ursa Major is circumpolar
http://www.prokyon.startime.at/Bilde...Farben_neu.jpg
(do you saý big dipper?)