Hi Niko, It is the Tarantula Nebula in the LMC. No doubt about it. You may have seen it elsewhere but coloured red. The blue is one of the outcomes of using an unmodded DSLR. The DSLR is very sensitive to OIII and shows off the blue but not the Ha red.
Still it is quite a nice image and should be easier than the film days. Bet you are enjoying the digital.
Yeah Doug - the digital's great - no waiting for results! Am going down the DSLR Focus path and trying to get my head around autoguiding - what I need etc but getting a headache from all the possible combinations!!!
Think I'll have a whole box of bits and pieces by the time of the next Snake Valley - better buy a roll of tape to hold it all together!