Due to the weather the week leading up to the event, I decided to concentrate my vacation days on the week following the main event, so in addition to the fine nights on Friday and Saturday, I enjoyed great viewing Sunday and Monday nights too! Early Tues. morning, about 1/2 hour before the start of astronomical twilight, I turned my mid-80's 6" f/8 Astrophysics refractor to NGC 1300, a barred spiral in Eridanus. This object is not easy in a 6", but I spotted the faint oblong glow in a 20 mm eyepiece giving 62x. But then I was surprised to see another glow in the field, visible by averted vision, but once located, I could spot it with direct vision. Switching to a 13 Nagler eyepiece for 95 x darkened the background making the faint galaxy more obvious. Checking my charts I confirmed that this object was NGC 1297. I walked over to Dave Mitsky's area and asked if he'd confirm the sighting. Dave identified the object in my scope and stated that he could see it with direct vision too. The publication, Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects, stated that this object is not observable in a 150 mm class instrument. The late Walter Scott Houston wrote that an 8 inch scope was the smallest with which he successfully viewed this object. I think this is fine testimony to the dark skies at Cherry Springs. Thanks for another memorable event!