Brian Maurer

You have several issues going on here, besides previously mentioned items (NB on galaxies and clipping the black point). I think the first step would be to figure out what’s going on with the stars. I would start with getting the guiding down, if your stars aren’t right, neither will the target. 

Great image! You may have motivated me to process the images I have. I doubt I’ll get that nice rich color you have.

Amazing improvement!

That is an incredible image! I think that says it all.

It’s hard to believe anything anymore, I’ve heard anything from people started a bunch of the fires, lack of land management and of course Climate Change. 
 

Well I wish you well and hope they get it under control, it’s a terrible loss to all there.

Great image considering the circumstances. I’ve imaged with smoke and it’s not very good.
 

I hope they get those fires under control. Breathing must be tough.

This looks really good for only 3 hours with a OSC! Great job.

#1, great job on this image. I am guilty of over processing, I wish I had the discipline to stop at your #1 level. 
 

If it were me, I would end up trying to blend some of the sharper blue From image 2 into image 1, but being that I over process, I’m not recommending that to you.

Outstanding!

Fantastic image! Great detail and I really like the color.

Thanks. 

This would be a great area for a mosaic.

Shot during last full moon, light clouds. 11” RASA, with ASI1600mm, Baader f/2 NB. 450 - 60 seconds of Ha and 270 - 60 seconds of OIII.

Great image, except that last one, I would freak out!

Very cool!

Very nice, I like both versions.

Can’t help you with the stars, but I’ll list in.

Great image, you should do more!

Thanks, great image, now I have a goal to shoot for...pretty big goal.

Did you shoot this from Ohio? I didn’t think they got 113 hours of clear skies in a year😁

its a fantastic image! What scope did you use?

I normally don’t like the odd colors, but this looks amazing!

You do a great job dealing with the stars, that it’s hard to choose.  I think in the first images, they both look good. In the 2nd the original looks better. Somehow the stars in the “reduced” version don’t seem to have the color or pop. Again, I think it’s because you did such a good job on the originals. 

Thank you Michael.

This is 550 each, Ha and OIII, 40 seconds from  11”RASA and ASI1600M, Baader f/2 filters.

So much detail, great job processing.

Thanks Roger.

There are many NR techniques you can try, but the best is to address as much of the issues durning capture. Based on the image, I’m assuming there are things you are not doing, but will greatly improve your images:

1) dither, it looks like you have walking noise.

2) take calibration frames (bias,darks and flats)

3) more exposure time.