Thanks for the responses.
Ken, that image will still knock my socks off when I see it for the first time through a large(er) telescope. For years I thought that the pics you see in books and stuff were exactly what you'd see through the eyepiece, but after seeing the few things I've seen, the real view still isn't dissapointing, it's AMAZING! Also to answer Blue Skies, I'm finally going to a meeting of the Canberra Astronomical Society next thursday so hopefully I'll be able to figure out a few things. I'm really hooked on this astronomy lark, I just wish I'd picked a hobby with clear ANSWERS!!! I guess it's just something I'll have to keep getting (kindly available through forums like this
) really basic help with. But then again, the discovery, trial and error, and (eventual
) satisfaction, is second to none. Once again thanks for the responses, this forum is extraordinarily helpfull and above all sooooo patient with newbies.