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PSA: Stacking multiple short exposures beats one long exposure for nebula photos
Everyone told me I needed a 10-minute single exposure to get good detail on the Orion Nebula, but after 3 tries I only got blown out cores and star trails. I tried stacking 30-second exposures instead with my Canon T7i and got way better contrast without the overexposure. Has anyone else ditched the long exposure guides for stacking shorter frames?
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the_tara2mo ago
Yeah, that blown out core is such a pain with longer exposures, isn't it?
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hernandez.jordan2mo ago
Oh man, I've been there way too many times. What helped me was taking separate short exposures just for the core and blending them in post. I usually do like 30 seconds for the core and then stack longer subs for the rest. Also, using a star mask to protect the core during processing made a big difference for me.
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