Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  Sunflower Galaxy
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The Sunflower Galaxy, DanRossi
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The Sunflower Galaxy

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The Sunflower Galaxy, DanRossi
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The Sunflower Galaxy

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A couple months ago I bought a Tamron 150-600mm lens for birding (it's very good).  One night I tried it out for astrophotography but didn't expect great results. What surprised me was that the results were above average. At F/6.3 the star-shapes definitely suffered, but otherwise wasn't too bad of an image. 

Would I buy and use this lens specifically for astrophotography?.....No.

Would I use this lens for astrophotography if I already owned it?.....Sure!

Plus, it's works really well for moon photos (I haven't posted any of those yet).

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The Sunflower Galaxy, DanRossi