Thanks Les
I read a thread on Amastro a while ago on IC 1296 and some people claimed to have seen it in a 15cm scope
even though it was not glaringly bright in Peter Robbins 75cm ()30") scope
The same could be said for the central star in M57, it just popped into view but was not constant
I hope you have good weather next week for your observing session at Mudgee
