I took 22 frames at 2.5 minutes each at ISO 1600.
I ended up cropping the pic right down & just processing the nebula.
It's a little over processed - still work in progress.
Larger version here with higher detail:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ed_3_b_c_d.jpg
Taken with:
8" Newt. Canon EOS 1000D - unmodded, Astronomic CLS-CCD filter,
Baader MPCC, Lodestar with TS9 OAG, EQ6 mount,
from a faily dark suburban park in the East of Melbourne.
As this is my first thread -
here are a few other pics I've taken before I had the OAG & coma corrector:
The Eagle Nebula:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...agleNebula.jpg
The Trifid:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ept_medium.jpg
Lagoon:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ept_medium.jpg
Omega Centauri:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...largedarks.jpg
Southern Pinwheel processed by Anna:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...nasversion.jpg
Eta Carinae
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...essedlarge.jpg
Orion - one of my first beginner pics:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...mediumsize.jpg
Southern Cross from Mt Baw Baw with just a camera:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...mediumsize.jpg
My telescope - 8" Newt:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...2604_large.jpg