I am so happy you are back with another one of those wonderful astronomy posts of yours! Hope everything is fine! That first image is spectacular, your shots never cease to amaze me.
By the way thank you for the info regarding those free apps. Processing with Autostakkert provides a clearer image, however the results of wavelet sharpening in Registax are quite remarkable. I will have to read this post again once I buy my first telescope!
Have a good day!
I am very happy to be back (well really I never went, just less active for a few weeks :( ).
Let me know what you plan to get as a telescope once you're ready to commit (catch me on discord).