Gosh, thanks folks
Alex - thanks mate, and I'm glad your daughter likes it. My 120ED refractor is no HST but I'm quite impressed with what it can capture. Hope you're ok.
John - thanks. I reckon your recent Helix image has the same amount of detail (if not more) in it just waiting to be 'dug out' with some extra post-processing. I'm starting to think this astro-imagery gig is as much about collecting the data as it is about image editing!
Steve - thanks. I said pretty much the same thing after APP produce the initial combined image/FIT as even the comparatively unprocessed image had loads of detail and rich colour. The results of my stacking etc have rarely been that good!
Ahmed - thank you. This is just one of those lucky beginners things where playing and playing and playing with imaging editing 'stuff' produce something half decent!
Back to the trial and error process of editing my most recent image of NGC6744 image
Alex