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I am using a Polemaster for alignment which is pretty good but I do guide with Phd2 for extra control. Thanks for all the comments, first time I had attempted this object, processing the image with Alnitak in the fov was a real test with the combination of a bright star and faint nebulosity.

Thanks Jeff. It was 60 x 120 sec exposures stacked in DSS with darks and flats added.

An image of The Horsehead nebula captured during a brief clear spell. Imaged captured using the Altair hypercam 183c pro and skywatcher 150p.

Would love to see the Jewel Box Brian, a trip to New Zealand is on our list when I retire in 4 years time, going to visit relatives and purchase a telescope whilst there for 3 weeks and explore the wonders of the southern hemisphere.

Image of Messier 103 in Cassiopeia captured last night with the 150p and hypercam 183c pro.

Thanks Brian. It is a Messier Mc 100, at f14 gives a nice large image. Cannot do planetary with the skywatcher 150p f5 so picked up the Messier for lunar and planetary observations.

An image of the Perseus double cluster, well a portion of it anyway. I could only obtain a few subs as there was a bit too much cloud cover at times

A couple of images of Mars from tonight using an asi120 and Bresser f14. Deep sky alas was washed out by persistent cloud cover. It did give a nice clear patch around Mars.

Really impressed with your eyepiece sketches Bob, an art that has suffered from the imaging era. I remember sketching DSOs and something I keep meaning to rekindle.

Thanks all. I am a traditionalist so Owl cluster it remains

Here is a closer view of it.

Thanks Brian. I really do need to fit the Tri-band filter to the OSC camera to bring more detail out. The filter is still in its box. Next mission is to replace current filter with it and refocus.

Messier 33 spiral galaxy in Triangulum. Imaged using again the Skywatcher 150p and Altair hypercam 183c pro.

Thanks both. I agree Brian, I often look at books I bought in the 1970s and 80s and remember being amazed at the wonderful images contained within. I never would thought that the amateur could obtain the results we do today with very modest equipment in ones own garden with less than favorable seein...

Image of another open cluster, NGC 457 The Owl cluster in Cassiopeia. Imaged with the skywatcher 150p and Altair hypercam 183c pro.

Image of open cluster NGC 6819 The Fox Head Cluster in Cygnus. Image again captured using the same set up.