Well done Craig, impressive for a first picture post,
Image looks fine, a little bit of trailing but that'll disappear with guiding and probably tighter polar alignment. In fact, I'm guessing that on 45 sec shots it's probably just a matter of polar alignment
see this excellent article by Geoff Smith
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.p...63,405,0,0,1,0
don't let this forum feel intimidating, Its full of really helpful people with awesome experience and they all know we all have to start somewhere
it's the best place to be to learn!
keep up the great work and brace yourself for more and more sleepless nights (as soon as the clouds disappear!)
cheers
frank