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Nice work Barry, especially after only six months. Getting the bright double star in the Trifid is good. Lots of beginners blow it out so that it looks like a bloated oval star. Don't worry about the low cost of your gear. A few minutes ago I happened to be looking through Astrobin images taken with high end gear--16803 chips, scopes of 17" and up, good mounts. Some of the results were pretty shoddy. Expensive gear is no guarantee of a decent image. Care with technique and getting the best out of the gear you have is the way to go.
Geoff
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