[DiscoDuck (Paul)]

Originally Posted by Dave882

That’s an unbelievably good shot! And yes as per Greg’s comment wow to get that level of detail from an 8” is really exceptional. Colourful but still very natural in appearance. Excellent work!

Thanks, David.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

That's a great shot of this majestic crowd pleaser of a galaxy Paul, another worthwhile trip, well done

Blur Exterminator aside ..in the end, the seeing is what will help a larger scope get better resolution, otherwise modest apertures do very nicely...just like we see here

Thanks, Mike. Yeah. I doubt the seeing there would allow greater resolution from a larger scope. Best I think I got was 2.3" FWHM. But still interested in a slightly larger scope I can still lift as that could give the same image faster - and given I don't have an observatory and make these cloud-constrained trips to dark skies, speed of imaging is key.

Originally Posted by Startrek

A beautiful image from your 8”
Stunning detail in the core region
Deserves to be framed and hung in your lounge room for all to see
Well done !!

Thank you Martin. Or the pool room I guess