I'm in the same boat as you. I've started working on a M81/82 paired picture around New Years. My comparison shot is even rougher than yours, mainly because I was only able to get 1 exposure off last night before the seeing went horrible where I was. http://www.flickr.com/photos/96196535@N06/12099789873/ On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 11:10 PM, Mike Wiles <mikewilesaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Anyway, I've been in the midst of working on my own image of M82 and had > been collecting data as recently as January 14th but none of the frames > show any indication of the coming supernova. I had put the project on hold > waiting for the moon to get out of the way and had scheduled some more time > to image the galaxy this evening. Well, I got a few frames. > >