Roland and Rich,

Thank you both for your comments guys.

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Roland,
This galaxy will look nice on your monitor and is still well placed after dark.
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Rich,
The air here is frequently above 60% humidity. When it falls low the light scatter also drops off and it is surprising what galaxies become visible. With filters most of the brighter planetaries and emission nebulae are easily seen. So yes it is possible to do deep sky visually from poor skies. The dry air helps too.

Frank