John, I like your images.
I think you did very well for un-guided shots.
I thought i show you my effort on the Coal sack.
At least it is detectable from the PC, I got no chance from Kellyville.
What realy impresses me is the number of stars that pop out in my image!
3 x 1min. at 400 ISO. Nikon 35mm 1.8 lens, D7000 Body.
Stacked with DSS, Curves and re-sizing in CS4.