Had a go at a few of the targets tonight, although it was a bit late for some which had set or were in mist to the west. Observing through Tasco 4.5" f8 reflector & 21mm Celestron X-Cel eyepiece (43x). Sky conditions (other than seeing!) were pretty good, but there was a little light mist in the valley.
NGC 3621 was a nice, reasonably bright galaxy which wouldn't want to have been any lower in my sky. Showed as an oval glow perhaps 7 arcminutes long, with a pair of small stars on the south and a faint star just inside the northern end of the galaxy. Averted vision helped.
NGC 4590 was a nice little globular, quite bright. Centrally condensed but not strongly. M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy was a big roundish smudge (but not round), with the faint extensions flickering in and out. No sign of the arms, which I have spotted before in this scope.
With 3C 273 a bit beyond this rig, I did a quick cruise around some biggies including gc Omega Centauri, gx Centaurus A, Lagoon Nebula, Trifid Nebula, gc M22 (you forget how good this one is!!), oc Jewel Box, and finished with Saturn and bright star Porrima in the same FOV. Even at 43x, Saturn was flaring & breaking up, awful seeing, but any view of Saturn is a good one!
Thanks Suzy!
Cheers -