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M45 sans spikes (or at least reduced), Ian McIntyre
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M45 sans spikes (or at least reduced)

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M45 sans spikes (or at least reduced), Ian McIntyre
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M45 sans spikes (or at least reduced)

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After shooting m45 in early September with a result that had very pronounced diffraction spikes, I ordered stepping rings and shot this with them. I went from 77mm to 52mm and stopped down the aperture to f5.0. I will likely revise later, as the rare cloudless fall/winter nights in the Pacific Northwest will allow me to add more integration. Much happier with the baseline result.

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