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Just had a look at your version Dave... STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL!! You could almost get lost in those gas clouds.... Was this taken with a proper astronomical camera?

Thanks LakesLad.

It was taken with a Meade DSI Pro III ccd camera through a ED 80mm APO refractor which at the time was piggybacked on a 10" LX200.

I now have a HEQ5 Pro mount and a guide scope so hope to get a better image, using longer exposures, the next chance I get.