Thanks Marc, appreciate the encouragement. I was blown away when the image appeared on my tablet screen for the first time ! Now to get my guide camera set up for longer exposures...
Yeah nice start there Terry I always remember my first ever image of a galaxy (M83) coming down from my first foray into the digital world back in 2003 using a small Starlighxpress MX716 on my 12" SCT...mate! when that first 60sec frame came up on the laptop screen I nearly sheet myself having been an avid film user for many years prior, doing back breaking eyeball guiding for up to 2hrs at a time! it was a revelation
I wish you good luck ahead on your imaging journey
Thanks Mike. Nice first image there. I did capture NGC253 the following night but it was spoilt by some dust on the diagonal I was using. I have now removed the diagonal !
having been an avid film user for many years prior, doing back breaking eyeball guiding for up to 2hrs at a time! it was a revelation 
