Cracking comparison Mike - it really is amazing how far we've come in a relatively short time.
My interests in Astronomy/Astrophotography were started in the early 90's by images from the likes of Jack Newton, Tony Hallas et al - all using gear which was so out of the realm of the amateur at that time it wasn't funny.
Back then unless you were part of a club/society it seemed that imaging was the inaccessible high end of the hobby and also a bloody PITA in terms of guiding and the nail-biting wait for the film to come back from the chemist!!! LOL
Autoguiding and cheap (but decent) Chinese optics have changed all that for many of us - viva la change!
Onya Mike!
Doug
