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That camera has not been out for very long, so the usual third party sellers do not have any replacements available yet. Be very careful about trying an older NP-70 replacement, it is a slightly different battery than the NP-70S and has different voltage requirements; using the older battery type may damage your camera. Because it is so new, you may be only, for the time being, able to get replacement batteries from the Instax folks, or they would know where to direct you to be able to get them. Best wishes and welcome to the forum.

In between comas... This is a region of space in between Coma Cluster and Coma Berenices. On the left is the Coma Cluster. A lot of times 'cluster' is used to name a grouping of stars, but the Coma Cluster is a grouping of galaxies. On the right is the Coma Berenices, an asterism. This one is a tale out of Egypt. Supposedly, someone bargained for their husband's safe return from a war. He came back, so she whacked her hair off and gave up the golden locks. They were placed in the stars, an eternal symbol, known to those that tell the tale. This is the equivalent of some few seconds less than 44 minutes of exposure. https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasa-hubbles-sweeping-view-of-the-coma-cluster-of-galaxies/ https://www.underthenightsky.com/constellations/coma-berenices/ Some of the notable sights in this region include: The Needle Galaxy, NGC 4565: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240606.html The One Armed Spiral, NGC 4725: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150416.html An Intermediate spiral, NGC 4559: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4559

The Borsig rides again.

playing around with the 150-600......sharper than the 70-300

Cassie's Knees... Some sky objects are seasonal, only appearing as signs of spring or summer or fall or winter. Others, depending on your location are circumpolar, meaning they are visible year round, never dropping below the horizon or drifting out of view. Cassiopeia is circumpolar for many folks in the Northern Hemisphere. It also has a lot of neat clusters and nebulae. It is fairly easy to find, even in light polluted areas, it is the “W” shaped constellation, not far away from the Big Dipper. This, just under 12 minutes equivalent exposure, is the region around Cassie’s knees. There are several Messier Objects here as well as the bright star Gamma Cassiopeia nicknamed ‘Navi’ by the astronaut Virgil Ivan “Gus” Grissom. The famous Perseid meteor showers come from this constellation’s region. https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/cassiopeia-constellation/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Cassiopeiae Screen capture using Stellarium: http://stellarium.org/ Later Edit (A closer look at Navi):

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