first images from a dark site

[Eeyarn]

at the beginning of august i went to wales for a week with the family and after checking on google earth noticed it looked quite remote so decided to take the scope. never done any imaging from a dark site before and wow, i knew it would make a difference but didn't realise how much, the single subs were better than my finished stacked images from home. i know they're not perfect but they're the best iv got so far. the only problem now is imaging from the garden again now looks that much worse haha

cant remember exact info for each but each has darks, bias and flats  

thought id share as im really pleased with them, all comment and suggestions welcome.

thanks for looking

iain 

M31

M101

M27

qualitys abit poor because of upload limit.

also off topic question but i was thinking about doing the 'certificate in astronomy' course at University college London and wondered if anyone had done anything similar and knows if it would be a good course to start to gain some astronomy qualifications? not sure what id do with them yet as i don't have any other astronomy or physics qualifications but been into it for a few years now and decided its something id like to do for as long as i can but dont really know what kind of jobs are available. any advice, websites or anything that mite help me out or even just point me in the right direction would be much apreciated.

thanks again

iain

[TiTanecd]

Great pictures.

What setup did you have?

[Eeyarn]

Thanks I use a skywatcher 150pds a canon 1100d and a heq5 pro. And then processed them in dss and photoshop.

[Stargazer33]

Very nice set of images Iain. I bet you were chuffed when you saw the results.

Maybe we should start a new political party - Astronomers Against Light Pollution - AALP!