Before I imaged M33 and the Vail nebula I tested the telescope and the mount on M27 using 2 minute exposure 2x2 with a LPR filter, 26 minute integration time, I've pulled the very edge of each frame out and magnified it 400x to show the faintest stars at the edge, wow what a telescope.
Fullframe
(http://www.jumpers4goalposts.org.uk/images/Astronomy/Messier/M27-ED80.jpg)
Edge
(http://www.jumpers4goalposts.org.uk/images/Astronomy/Messier/edge.jpg)
Inverse
(http://www.jumpers4goalposts.org.uk/images/Astronomy/Messier/M27-ED80-INV.jpg)
Very nice images Chris. And I agree wow what a telescope.