[allan gould]

Attempted my first galaxy (ngc253) on Friday night. Same conditions as M42/43 in this forum, except that 1x10min and 3x5min shots stacked. Darks subtracted - no other manipulation. I was pleasantly surprised at the dust lanes apparent in the galaxy. Im beginning to get a hang on processing as I now find Picture Window Pro to be very easy to align photos and stack them together.