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M45 with with Zoomlens (200mm), halsmaulwurf
M45 with with Zoomlens (200mm)
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M45 with with Zoomlens (200mm)

M45 with with Zoomlens (200mm), halsmaulwurf
M45 with with Zoomlens (200mm)
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M45 with with Zoomlens (200mm)

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I just wanted to try out what an acceptable zoom lens (NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR zoom) can do. I'm surprisingly satisfied considering the relatively short intigration time. But I also had fun trying out the Ioptron Skyguider Pro with ipolar, it works amazingly well, you can always check whether the polar alignment is still correct, very good concept. 
I had printed out a Bahtinov mask for focusing, which also worked well, but I need another one for the lower focal lengths.
The image was simply strectched and processed with SIRIL.

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M45 with with Zoomlens (200mm), halsmaulwurf