I spent one hour with M87 last night. The conditions were fairly good expect of seeing, SQM 21.6 mag/arcsec and NELM 6.8. I was able to see UGC 7652 and MAC galaxy on the SW side with a 18" dobson. Also several "dots" were inside the M87 halo but the jet was invisible. Seeing wasn't good and M87 core warped to different shapes @ 457x. I have to try again tonight.