Pity about the misalignment, ,had the making of a fine NGC300 image. Now just repeat all the steps , without the flaying by the errant washing line or the frisky possum, if we ever get some clear skies again.
i know what you mean about complacency. it seems i gte everything working and think I've got ths, then some critical link in the chain always goes wobbly, mount tracking, focussing, filter reflections, did i mention focussing (auto of course) etc... for me it's not possums I actually have green tree frogs who love to crawl up on my scope and leap off...i kid you not :-)
Lots of intriguing layers of colour in that object. The offset shows up some of the faint companions. Possums have made a comeback here too. Must be all of the green growth.