[peeb61 (Paul)]

Hi Everyone,
Here is my attempt at M17 - Swan Nebula.
Taken last night when the clouds finally parted and the winds died down.

A total of 15 images for 38m and 39s

1 x 2m at 800ISO
8 x 3 min at 800ISO
1 x 4m at 800ISO
2 x 1m at 1600ISO
2 x 1.5m at 1600ISO
1 x 3m at 1600ISO

Stacked using DSS with Noise reduction and finally adjusted PS

Canon 350D with Broadband DSF Prime focus - Piggybacked Skywatcher 102 Achromatic atop LX200 and autoguided DSI.

One question...does it look like I'm overdoing the processing?

Paul