An attempt at the Helix from a dark sky site (QHY8 and RC8 on an EQ6). Was a tad disappointed that 11 hours under a dark sky gave something not enormously better than a previous 4 hours in the 'burbs.
That said, I suspect the nasty bloating of the bright stars may be due to some dew somewhere in the system?? I had a secondary dew heater but no other heating, and it was bitterly cold. (Odd though that bright stars bloat and yet fine detail doesn't seem too badly affected, nor FWHM of the dimmer stars.)
If so, I guess it'd explain the lack of depth. Even for an OSC camera like this, I'd expect more??
Comments appreciated.
Paul
P.S. Full res on Astrobin
here.