This image is a stack of 30x12 second exposures, with dark frame subtracted. Again, 8" newt and no other optics in the path.
(http://212.104.156.50/astropics/M27-3.9.jpg)
Pretty good. Is this cam cooled at all ?
nope, but I'm thinking about it. it's not really necessary for 12 seconds, but it'd reduce the amount of processing needed.