This is my first season of astrophotography, so each deep sky target is very much new and exiting while I have the training wheels on.
Pic below was captured with modded 450D through ED80 on HEQ5Pro.
ISO800 with 20 x 30sec light frames plus a single dark in Melb on Jan 17th (50% moon). Stacked using DSS.
Getting the hang of Levels and Curves in Photoshop cs3, but have not yet mastered layers from various exposure durations. No hurry ... enjoying the journey.
Next toy will hopefully be a field flattener to snaz up the stars near the edge of field for large targets.
Tips and advice very welcome.
Jeff