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Overheard a guy at an observatory in Tucson say stacking 30 second exposures beats 5 minute ones every time for nebula shots.
He was comparing two prints of the Orion Nebula, and the stacked one had way more detail without the star trails, so now I'm ditching my long exposure habit for shorter bursts. Has anyone else made that switch and noticed a difference?
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williams.sage20d agoMost Upvoted
Glad that tip helped, long exposures are a pain with star trails.
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kai46320d ago
Have you seen that new software that helps stack star images from different nights... it sounds like a game changer for getting cleaner star trails without waiting for one perfect night? I read about it on a photography blog last week and it basically lets you combine separate exposures into one smooth trail. @williams.sage it might save you from having to worry so much about clouds or light pollution ruining a single long shot. The stacking tech is getting pretty wild these days, almost feels like cheating sometimes.
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