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My neighbor told me to stack 30 second shots for the Orion Nebula instead of going for one long exposure.
I was in my backyard in Phoenix last month trying to get a clean shot with my old DSLR, and the noise was terrible. I stacked about fifty of those short frames like he said, and the final image came out way sharper than my old blurry attempts. What's the longest single exposure you guys have pulled off without a tracker before the stars start to trail?
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spencer_wood2mo ago
My old Canon Rebel could only manage about two seconds at 50mm before trails showed up. I had better luck with a wider lens on a really sturdy tripod. It's all about that focal length and how steady your setup is.
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craig.grace2mo ago
Wait, you got a clean shot in Phoenix?
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derek_burns2mo ago
My old 55mm lens was the same way, just a couple seconds and the stars turned to smears. I remember trying to shoot the Milky Way over Sedona and getting so frustrated. It's crazy how much a wider lens, like a 24mm, buys you more time before the rotation ruins the shot. That tripod stability is everything.
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