Andromeda Galxy - M31

Hello all, I hope you can show me how to improve on this shot, it's the Andromeda Galaxy - M31 which I shot this evening with the Canon 300D, piggybacked on a C8 using a Canon ef 85mm lens at f3.5. This is a multiple stack of 8 shots, all stacked and aligned in registax 3.

My conditions were pretty poor from my backgarden, with a lot of frost & fog. I hope this can account for the relatively poor quality, the light pollution just got worse and worse over a period of about half an hour or so, with dew finally forming in the lens, afterall, the lens was pointed straight up!

So how can I improve? I tried many shots at differnt exposures and ISO settings, details are below. Can this be processed any better?
This is a slight crop of the original stack, processed in ps7 with gradient exterminator. Some detail in the dust lanes is visible.

Anyways, hope you like it, I'll definitely get a better shot next time the moon is out of the way from a dark site, and not in my backgarden!!
Keith.

Details: Andromeda Galaxy M31, Canon 300D, 85mm lens at f3.5
Stack of 8 shots - 2x5mins, 3x3mins ISO 800, 2x3mins ISO 400, 1x3mins ISO 1600, registax 3, ps7

My conditions were pretty poor he says... yeah, right Keith! Stunning image! :shock: I can even make out M32 there too.

Seanie.

Keith i think its great that you managed to pull that image out of the misty/foggy moon lit sky tonight. Full credit to you!

Excellent as always

Keith,
Are you joking about a better image? Your shot is superb, an item 3.5 million light years away and you make it look like the moon. Well done and keep up the good work

Great sharp image Keith!

Keith thats a great image, the only way you could improve on that is get more dust detail in the spiral arms.