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Lens: Sigma 70-200 F2.8 APO DG OS HSM EX Camera: K3 II Photo Location: Ascheberg, Germany ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: Above 6s Aperture: F4.5 
Posted By: Pete_XL, 05-14-2016, 06:56 AM

Lots of tiny but pretty galaxies in the Virgo Cluster imaged during a test of my Sigma 70-200 F2.8 on its aptitude for astrophotograpy.

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That's really impressive! A ton of patience must have gone into this.

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That's really impressive! A ton of patience must have gone into this.
Thank you for the compliment, Adam. And yes, (puh!) it was a bit of work........but working on (astro)photography is always leisure and fun
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Wow, that's incredible, well done

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QuoteOriginally posted by Pete_XL Quote
Lots of tiny but pretty galaxies in the Virgo Cluster imaged during a test of my Sigma 70-200 F2.8 on its aptitude for astrophotograpy.

For Details please look here for details:https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/groups/135-astrophotography/4829-bow-gala...#gmessage66235

Very cool Pete. Always love seeing your stuff on flickr
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