Flaming star nebula

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heres my unmodded d7500 data. about 5-6 hours i think. some of my best data ever. heres my best attempt. id love feedback and other people to try.

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dang that's good

what scope

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nikon 300mm f2.8 D (non-vr)

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dang I have a crappy 70-300mm zoom and the stars are so bad I need to crop in half my FOV

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have you tried stopping down the fstop?

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I'm already at a minimum f/5.6 so I cannot possibly afford to stop down any more

I've tried f/6 with meh results

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ok

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2.8 must be hella nice lol

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ya. it is

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i need to get that lens but it's quadrupole digits😭

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heres a tamron for 450 https://www.ebay.com/itm/395230187280?itmmeta=01HQY0QTAETWGDC6MNHTVGXX7T&hash=item5c058e0f10:g:EnIAAOSwGu9l3gYh&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Kfd8iK%2BLsQlp3%2BDJGXbLT4LyXZ4avrgoW%2FoX7ufQm5flC1CfXN%2BUees8x8sKfb6EoNlfRzistLOXnw3d%2FE0bAoxobU04lRMrgGuOjmJX6gR86vvAW7KpUV5KA%2B13am%2Fpnhynj4qRYMRyCUOLu4ebyqTlBBw4aRSl7O%2FS9AKtmnpiFirU6DKjW7y1yUdninJXFRa7qPn1HJ8mjCJl2xuUQpZEtzqFIiuqRF8%2BYfKZ3YpmlrjGwbUpJHGYiuP2eXyX3MjKGY8YmELz%2BGipY9Q%2BXib3h7hraVRla1YmNdhe3fV|tkp%3ABFBMpKXfwL9j

they seem to be around $600 on ebay