Ngc5139

[Chapstick]

This is the first astro image I have taken and edited. I noticed that the stars on the outer edges are elongated but the ones in the center of the image look okay - this appears to happen even during very short exposures so I am assuming it is a result of the OTA...

Full size on astrobin.

Looking for any feedback/comments.

Thanks,

Equip
Canon 600D unmodded
Celestron NexStar 6SE
Celestron 0.63 focal reducer
Celestron CGX - no guiding

55x60sec @ISO1600 edited in PixInsight

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Nice image. You can probably expect a bit of distortion at the corners with a reducer. Looks pretty tame to me at this scale.