I'm planning a trip to unusually, for me, dark skies. So I'm asking for help in constructing a list of objects I won't be able to see after I return home. I'm not interested in searching out stellar-size planetary nebulae (although I will hunt for 3C-273 because that point of light has a good story). I'm hoping for compact objects as faint as m13 that might show some detail or more extended/ low surface brightness objects as faint as m11 or m12.
An example: a couple of years ago (the last time I went to really dark skies) I was blown away by NGC833/ 835/ 838/ 839. I stared. I sketched. I returned the next night for another look.
What objects have stayed in your memory long after you returned to your local light dome?
An example: a couple of years ago (the last time I went to really dark skies) I was blown away by NGC833/ 835/ 838/ 839. I stared. I sketched. I returned the next night for another look.
What objects have stayed in your memory long after you returned to your local light dome?