Ok, here's my effort for the night. I still have M16 images to process but expect that to not turn out so good. These large high contrast FOV's really don't suit my gear well, and M16 is about the worst.
http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom...arentNodeId=16
The attached image is the same as at my website but compression level 8/10 instead of 10/10 for the website one.
I'm really happy with the level of detail in this! I think there must be away for me to bring out more in those threads of nebulosity but my efforts so far only make it look over processed, so I have left it with only a tiny little bit of unsharp mask.
Total exposure time is comprised of:
Luminance 10x120 sec + 5 x 300 sec
RGB = 2 x 120 sec
Aligned & combined individual channels in CCDSoft then colour combine & unsharp in Photoshop.
Roger.