I will get the ball rolling again. This is one of my favourite planetary nebula's that I come back to time and time again. It is a very easy object as it is both smallish and bright (with a very high surface brigthtness) and the views are greatly enhanced by the use of a nebular filter. It is also rather easy to find as it is located very near the stingers of the scorpion. The bug nebula (as it is known as it appears like a squashed bug in the scope) is easy even in a 15x70 binoc although you will need to know where to look. In my Orion 80ST, the bug is small and minisicule at low power but it is evident that it is no star. It appears like an elongated fuzzball with a central brightening. This "impression" is greatly enhanced at higher powers with the UHC filter in place in my 102ST and my C6. I don't detect any color in this and it appears grey to my eyes. BTW this is a very easy catch even from suburbia....see my sketch at:
http://www.geocities.com/dhumpie/dastro/6302bugneg.jpg
Darren