Thanks Guys
Striker & Matt - the detail would have been better with better seeing (obvious I know). Under good conditions, the 6" Starfire has the capability to produce much better resolution with the 6.5 micron pixels of the SXV-H9 at 1.1"/pixel. This image is about as detailed as I would expect from a small SCT :-(. The seeing "was" awful and the focus star on kept ballooning in and out and jumping around, making precise focus (which I do manually) nearly impossible but hey...it was a lovely clear night and I wasn't gunna lose the oportunity even if it did take ages to focus
Lester - Glad you noticed that fine green star birth gas jet eminating in the top left corner
Mike