Nice shots for first timers. Paul
Are these taken guided or unguided??. If you want to make them even better, you'll have to up the length of the subs. That'll help reduce the noise as well by upping the S/N ratio. It'll give you more to play with when you're processing as well. If you've got good alignment with the EQ6, you should be able to push the subs up to a minute or so without having to worry about too much trailing of the stars, unguided. But to get the real deal, a guidescope and guider will take you that next step up
Oh...since your better half is going to want scope time, you'll have to become like a director of an observatory and allocate time!!!
...or make sure the dog house has lots of room
