> I haven't had an interest to systematically observe IC objects ...
Nor do I. Most of my observing has indirectly been limited by
magnitude or visibility: What's on such-and-such a list, or in
such-and-such a catalog. First I went through as much of Burnham
as my observing latitude would allow. Then I did the "big"
Herschel list, then as much of "Millennium Star Atlas" as my
latitude would allow. And I still need a life...
-- Jay