Thanks for all the comments and encouragement.
Yes Mike this was with the ED80, i have seen what others have done with this scope, but wasn't able to get even close without polar alignment.
I'm wrapped to have been lucky with my polar alignment with this shot, the ground has been marked, and it can only get better.
I do feel a bit guilty having clear skies when Brissie was getting hail,,,,,,,,,,,not
I don't mind at all if people play with my pics, it's good to see just what can be done with an image.
Here is another pic from this morning, could only manage a couple of shots before the clouds rolled in, but i am actually enjoying setting up and getting polar alignment, practice makes perfect.
This is a 90 second exposure, ISO 1600, single image, only slightly adjusted in RawShoterEssentials, converted to jpg, re-sized.