Thanks a bunch. Impressive gear and workflow plus explanation.

Thanks. I had downloaded my own images that I had posted online. I have them in a "moon" folder on my desktop..,. as I said, too lazy to find the originals... and the exif data is only for the webp shots.

Yep, I only did that as someone else had suggested cropping out the sky.

How is where the bank is based relevant?

Done... I think I like the original better

Edit. What am I doing wrong? The image isn't being embedded. I haven't been here in a while, but never had that problem before

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Yes. I know you did...as did probably others. I wasn't addressing you, but the chap who seemed to think he could both pay no sales tax AND get credit terms.

My sales tax rate, here just north of Seattle is now a whopping 10.6%!!

I imagine B&H pays the sales tax, as it is written into law in most if not all states that charge it, these days. It would be their way to offer discounts or attract customers, or both.

Great stuff!! Which scope? Tracker?

I now have a Skywatcher Star Adventurer GTi--have yet to dial it in..much to learn!

Guess I'm blind as well, because that is NOT how payboo works.... at least not as shown in the terms. Personally, I have used both payboo cards..but always paid the balance off before the interest would be charged.

The first shot was at 1400mm...or 2280 effective with the 1.6 crop factor. I love my extenders

To jim quist a few posts up: Which extenders? My v III's require a short extension tube sandwich... and tend to throw an error after a shot or two... See my post just above this for a photo..at effective 2260mm (Canon R5, crop mode 500mm +1.4x+2x)

I am going against all logic and sentiment in posting at least one image taken ---with stacked Canon EF 1.4 III AND 2x III Extenders...and..at 1.6 crop factor. (Canon R5, EF 500 f/4 L II + adaptor) I'm too lazy to go back to the original images to see if the 2nd (almost full) image was with the extender stack (don't think so)

I have had great success with extenders..as long as the lens is good--- I've used the same extenders on my Tamron 150-600 G2 with less than good results... but they are good with my 500 and EF 70-200 2.8 II..in the past, they were good with my 300 2.8 II and maybe

The first image is only 700 MB and the next one, being a hard crop, is way less. But, extender skeptics, please DL and enlarge these as much as you'd like. I'm happy enough with the sharpness and resolution of the first image, though the third is clearly better.

Tips for anyone shooting the moon at big magnifications: Use tripod, mirror lock up for DSLR's and go to your intervalometer and shoot at least three shots.. as 10 second delay might not be enough for camera movement to dissipate

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I have Topaz Photo AI and love it---I use it most for hi ISO astro images---or wildlife shots at higher ISO's. It's good for sharpening as well as NR, of course

Yellowstone....

Interest is back-dated. He owes some $450m. The number will only get larger as tRumpty appeals....

"he" ?? You mean me, eh?! LOL... I was actually downstream of Hell's Canyon a few miles, on a reservoir (Snake River, border of Idaho and Oregon) shooting Milky Way timelapses with two cameras. Each was on a rock, next to the water.. 15' apart. Went to move the R5/Rokinon 24 f/1.4 up for panorama shots, lost balance with only a red headlamp lit... Didn't feel my leg contact the tripod, but sure as shootin' heard the splash. How I got the rig is a long story..but it did help to have them and loss estimates for the insurance claim.... sigh....