Friday night (24 April) at the Kelling Heath Star Party.
5 hours total exposure in 5 minute subs. Modified Canon EOS350D on Celestron C11 with F6.3 focal reducer. EQ6 mount guided by a 300mm lens with x2 converter and a modified webcam using PhD Guiding.
Conditions were slightly gusty, which played havoc with my guiding but doesn't seem to have affected the final result too badly.
Mark
(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10046/normal_m101kelling.jpg)
Full size is here:
http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10046/m101kelling.jpg
That is excellent.
That's very nice indeed Mark, an excellent result, well done.
From what you've posted, I get the feeling you could brighten the image just a tad, relinquishing some of that inky black background to bring up a little more depth - just a thought !
Wow, Mark, that's fantastic, so much detail in those dust lanes. Good to see a fellow DSLR'r getting such amazing images, maybe I can get a bit more life out of my 40D before I think about getting an Astro Camera!
Mark, knew it would be fantastic. Really nice, perseverance paid off
Thats not bad at all.