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I never thought of stacking moonshots your #840 has amazing detail. ​ I cant afford to rent the Hubble! I do live about 5 miles from this though. (pic from web not mine- Jodrell Bank Telescope) Shame its only a radio telescope.

Here is my attempt at this weeks FlickrFriday #MayTheForceBeWithYou. I always seem to have problems getting my images accepted is it just me ?

Early Evening Mist rising from the field.

Finally got a clear night. This was taken using Nikon1 V1 + AF-S 80-400mmG ED VR set at 400mm. The effective focal length was therefore 1080mm. I am personally surprised at what the V1 is capable of.

Autumn Leaf caught on spiders web.

Lily ​Think they are called Stargazer

Considering these are your first pictures with the lens, and handheld I think these are pretty good. If you try a little sharpening they will improve. I used Lightroom on your 100% crop here, maybe overdone it a little but you can see more detail. There is a good review of the lens with...

Here you go don't criticise the composition. I think it demonstrates what the lens is capable of. Attached is the original and then sample2 is a 100% crop of the centre. This was taken on a tripod f/4.5 on a D800. Hope it helps. Full size of the crop is here : All sizes | Sample2 |...

These appeared in the garden overnight.

Home Sweet Home Another go, no moon tonight but the clouds came in after about 15 mins so had to stop. ​Larger size here: All sizes | Once Upon a Time | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Another go last night, it was windy so the trees are a bit blurred. This time 20 x 25 sec exposures stacked with StarStax which is a great piece of free software. I plan to do a 1 hour session next, weather permitting. Bigger versions here All sizes | home | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

If you use milk instead of water you get interesting effects due to the different surface tension, also the depth of the water container makes a difference, and also the temperature. Once you get hooked its great fun. ​

Had a clear night last night so tried my first startrail.This is 10 x 30 sec shots taken at 1 min intervals. Then stacked using some open source software called StarStax I am quite pleased. Need another clear night to have a longer go. The Pole Star is almost in the centre. Larger...

Last of this years Butterflies ​Taken this afternoon

We have a few of these in our garden - anyone know what it is ?

Entry #3 - Garden Light

Great Shots. This one came into Amalfi in Italy when I was there in June this year.

And my second.

First submission

Its been a great year for fruit trees in the UK this year. Never had so many apples on our trees.