Cousin Ricky wrote:

> Still needs a lot of work, but this is what I have so far.

nice one!

> The stars I got from NOMAD don't completely match the stars that I see in
> photographs; but I don't want to wait until next spring (northern hemisphere)
> for this galaxy to swing into view so I can take a look myself.

The appearance can change quite a bit due to proper motion and
different sensitivities of optical systems, and sensors, filters, ...

Compared to Stellarium your view seems reasonable.

For fun you might also try plate-solving your image at

http://nova.astrometry.net/upload

Also, if you haven't seen it yet you will like the 120 hour
exposure of amateur astronomer Rolf Olsen

http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com/Astrophotography/Centaurus-A-Extreme-Deep-Field

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