Nice comeback Marcus
Awesome galaxy field huh? sooo many in there and as you say lots to have a surf around, nice! I am looking at it on a vey forgiving screen at work so I will have another gander when I get home but at this stage the noise looks ok to me

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Please post the stretched version showing those faint structures, who cares if it isn't a human eye natural version, be cool just to see'em.
Not sure the viewer is going to notice whether it was taken with a PME or EM400 but I imagine the imager (you) has noticed changes there.
I was considering this area as first light for the AG12 actually but I'm not sure I will have completed testing and have moved back to dark skies in time
Another great job mate and yet another reminder that 1100mmFL and 6" can really take on the bigger guns
Mike