[von Tom (Tom)]

Hi all,
I starting posting in Ice In Space over at the Solar System images thread and thought I'd say "hi" to you guys here.

I am trying my hand with deepsky photography with my 12" f/5 AutoGoto Skywatcher Dobsonian and Canon EOS 550D at prime focus. Here's an image of M42 from last night at moonrise.

9x 8 sec exposures at 3200 ISO stacked in Registax. Field rotation is evident at the edges, but not apparent in the individual exposures. DeepSkyStacker will correct that when I get the chance to process it that way I will post the results.

Thanks for looking,

Tom