Hi
Got IC2944 last night, a 1/2 hour ISO 400, and 2 x 10 min ISO 1600 shots with Baader UHCS filter, 300D, 10 inch F5.6 scope and moon in the sky!
It was getting lowish in the SW not to mention a washed out sky because of the just shy of 1st quarter moon.
http://scottalder.fotopic.net/p17528406.html
I picked up some of the Thackery's Globules top right of pic. A close up of them on this HST image
http://heritage.stsci.edu/2002/01/big.html
Scott