[Eric Hahl]

Originally Posted by masraum

Wow, nice improvement over the first which is impressive. Great stuff, I'm jealous.

Deepskystacker is what I've tried using before. It worked really well for me. Yeah, the focus is tough. I had created a focus mask for my old camera to make it easier. Stacking multiple images is key.

This guy used to have a bunch of images on his website that you could download in multiple sizes up to really big. Some of his images are amazing. I think his image of "Orion head to toe" is something like 8 hours of exposure and many, many images not only stacked, but also stitched together.

Rogelio Bernal Andreo, Premium Astrophotography - DeepSkyColors.com
Rogelio Bernal Andreo, Premium Astrophotography - Collections - Deep Space

I don't have anything nearly as nice. I was taking mine on an old Rebel XT under Houston's light polluted skies. Someday I'll make it out to some place dark, and I'll try some more, but I'm unlikely to end up with a good tracking mount with a guide scope, etc... which is the kind of gear that's required to end up with that sort of image (besides lots of time and experience and not a little bit of money).

Wow! His photos are incredible. Thanks for the links!