Centaurus A my second galaxy attempt

[Robbie]

This is my second galaxy attempt I think my skills are coming along slowly, I have a question tho how come my stars are not pin points?

Meade 10 @f5 phd guiding 4X10mins, darks

[Peter Ward]

Rob. To be blunt, not a great pic, but I appreciate your willingness to learn.:thumbsup:

Focus. Focus...and did I mention focus? This is the one thing you can spend time on to absolutely nail. IMHO, near enough is not good enough.

Polar alignment and tracking/guiding are also very important.

Plus the scope looks like its need collimination. (see manual)

Smoothing (to reduce noise?) too aggressive.

Seeing may have been average to crappy (Lords knows, I've been there! :) ) not much you can do there other than wait for a better night. :(

Also, do a little research on the web. There are dozens of images of most objects, see how they were captured with similar rigs, and see if you can emulate what has been done elsewhere.

Stick with it :thumbsup: