Here's an image of M45 taken last week under dark skies.
Larger version here
http://www.pbase.com/rigel003/image/140715331/original
Takahashi TSA-120
Astro-Physics 900GTO
FLI Microline 8300 CCD camera @ -30degrees C
Luminance: 13 x 4 mins
RGB: 7 x 4 mins
Processed in CCDstack & Photoshop
I've had a few issues with processing this - especially brightening the nebula without burning out bright stars. Stars aren't completely round either which I think is a registration issue. Any suggestions, processing tips welcome.
Graeme