[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

I don't know where this belongs. I'm not a beginner but it's not a pro shot either!

It was a great night last night! The neighbours had their spotlight pointed right into the backyard but the observatory walls shield the light.

I had a go at galaxy NGC300, something I haven't imaged before. Some info about it.

"NGC 300 lies only 6 million light years away, spans nearly the same amount of sky as the full moon, and is visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of Sculptor.... It is the brightest of the five main spirals in the direction of the Sculptor Group."

Details: Bintel 8"F4 Newtonian, HEQ5 Pro, 486 x 30 seconds unguided with a Pentax K-5 in the brand new roll off roof observatory. It is sooooo good to finally have an observatory!