I posted about my "new" hobby years ago, but here's are some more recent images I took. Needless to say, I've gotten a lot better and now run a YouTube channel helping others to learn how to take images like this. Most of my images are taken from an observatory I build next to my house. Overall exposure times can be as long as 40 hours. The more time, the better the image. There's nothing like smoking a cigar while watching the individual images come in. I just have to keep the smoke away from the gear.
I'd be glad to answer any questions about the images or what goes into taking them. Enjoy!
The Rosette Nebula
Skipping Across the Rosette Nebula
The Crescent Nebula
Crescent Nebula
The Andromeda Galaxy
M31 - Andromeda
My gallery...
http://www.astrobin.com/users/Footbag/