Carina Nebula

[Echopause]

First shot at a nebula apart from orion.
234 x 10s Exposures

Orion 80mm Short Tube
Canon Eos 7D Dslr
Goto Mount (Starseeker)

[Mickoid]

Good on you for having a second go at a deep sky object. Taking on targets like this is a real challenge using a mount like the Starseeker. What ISO did you use for your 10 second exposures? Unless you had it set under 400, I would have expected a brighter result after stacking 234 subs. If not, then there is more detail there to reveal and your processing has compressed the data, try stretching it to see if more detail can be extracted. You could also try exposures longer than 10 secs, perhaps up to 30 seconds and see how well Deep Sky Stacker handles the Field Rotation during registration and stacking. It's all a learning curve when you're starting out in this hobby, so trial and error is the best way to learn. :thumbsup:

[oska]

Nice one Echo. You are always going to have long stars in the corners without a flattener and they cost more than the scope. You can ignore that though if you crop tightly around the centre of frame. Well done.