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Placed 3^rd in the challenge.

Placed 17^th in the challenge.

Placed 27^th in the challenge. Stacked and Processed in Pixinsight. HDR blend of the following exposures: 95 x 30 sec, 42 x 60 sec, 50 x 120 sec, 99 x 180 sec

Hi Bill - I'm not sure if you've gotten this use case covered yet, but I'd certainly be willing to talk and see if that would work.  This month will be a little chaotic, but feel free to message ...

I would second the EQM35.  That's the mount I went with for my Nikon Z astro work.  It is not in the same class as the 2k+ mounts, but I have found it handles my camera and telephoto lenses ...

After my initial Orion picture in October (using 30 second shots only), I’ve been learning more about the process and tools involved. This is my newest attempt, shot this past week, using my Z6ii ...

I bought the EQM-35 Pro a few months back and have been very happy with it.  I'm using it with camera gear only (no telescope), and my total setup weighs in at ~8 lbs (Nikon Z6ii, Z 400mm f4/5 ...

Yes, I'm using an eq mount, it makes all the difference. Even though I have a mid-level one, it tracks well up to 10 minutes (I haven't tried longer than that). I have only tried from my backyard, ...

I’ll chime in, as I saw Andy linked my pic from last week.  I’ve since taken a few more astro shots with the 400 4.5 and absolutely love it.  I’ve added them to my gallery if you want to see what ...

Hi Andy, Thank you, I appreciate it.  The increased MP comes from DeepSkyStacker's "Enable 2x Drizzle" setting.  I did crop a tiny bit after that, but I believe it was only 10-20 pixels from each ...

Thank you!  I was very pleased with how the lens performed for this use case.  The only issue was my own - forgetting to clean the lens properly before the all-nighter and having dust motes mess ...

Tested the Z 400mm f/4.5 for deep sky astro this week. Shot with my Nikon Z6ii and Z 400 f/4.5 S lens (plus TC 1.4 giving 560mm f/6.3). 200 x 30 second stacked exposures. Processed with PixInsight.

Nice! I have a similar interest in that I’m planning to test this lens out for some deep sky astro.  Just need the skies to clear (as always).  I’ve gotten some decent shots with the 70-200 and ...

That's great, that actually looks better with the 2x tc than I would have expected!

I used my Z9 at the bottom walkway of the Canadian Niagara Falls.  It got a lot of spray on it without issue.  I still kept it under my poncho when not shooting to be safe, but I never felt ...

What a great community.  Thank you to everyone for their responses, and especially to archerscreek for the lead on an available copy. I am now the proud owner of this lens! I can't wait to put it ...