Thanks guys!
Brian: I use a telescope mount that rotates with the Earth thus removing that item from issue. Even so I struggle with more than 30 sec. exposures because my mount isn't accurate enough to prevent the stars starting to elongate into ovals (which looks terrible - this is called mount error and correcting for it requires more gear that I've yet to buy). And Brian, don't despair due to your location - I've seen absolutely stunning Hyperstar images right out of Manhattan NYC that were taken with the use of filters that block the wavelengths of light noise pollution. Remember, it doesn't matter what you can see, it only matters what the chip can see through the filters with 30 sec. or more of exposure!
GDI: You said it bro! I think that the G1 is an absolute natural for modifying for astro imaging. I really hope that someone offers that service on this camera because if they do I'll likely have it done and then replace this G1 with a G1HD or perhaps whatever Olympus comes out with.
Thanks again all. I'll post more as I'm able (I caught Bodes and the Cigar last night as well) but I've got to run and the processing is just horribly time consuming on these dang things.
Best,
Oly