acrux

You could try something like this Roll Away Building Observatory - IceInSpace Regards Acrux

I run a mac powerbook so I am using ImageJ64. You make a stack from the images and then use the create a montage menu. I would love to do this process with the raw files however I end up running out of memory. ImageJ Oh yea its a java program

Thanks for the comments all

1000D thru 72mm 26Jun10 8pm till about 11 pm, full image taken about 10:45

April 17th here, my attempt

Taken 4am Sunday morning

Had plans to do the same image last night but alas the cload rolled in.

Refer image

Canon 1000d ISO 800 72mm refractor (moon2) Same image with curves done (moon 1)

It's one of the wheels the dome use to rotate on:)

Yep the large white star tails on the right are the southern cross (crux)

Here it is with some processing

Thanks guys. Now I know where th southern celestrial pole is at my dark sky site.

30 minute exposure

Sweeeeeeeeet scope there Paul, good to see something so unique. Good luck with the Dob by the way. I know what you mean by addictive I have just started my Dob and its a struggle each day to not be day dreaming of my next step in the build.