Update: My 2009 Yellowstone astro photos hit different now

Pulled out prints from a family camping trip years ago. The light pollution was less, so the sky was darker back then. Do you think new tech makes up for brighter skies today?

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ramirez.john2mo ago

What new camera features actually cut through light pollution better now? Stuff like better sensors and filters might help, but it's hard to beat a truly dark sky. A direct comparison at the same location would tell the real story.

theagarcia2mo ago

Nah, sensors and filters have gotten way better lately. My buddy uses a back-illuminated sensor that pulls in way more light, and a dual-band filter that cuts the city glow without killing the nebula colors. It's not a perfect dark sky, but you can get results now that were impossible five years ago.

diana_thompson382mo ago

Wait, hold up. Your buddy's dual-band filter is cool, but it only works for specific stuff like emission nebulae. It blocks a lot of light pollution, sure, but it also blocks the light from stars and galaxies. So you can't use it for a wide field shot of the whole Milky Way. For that, you still really need a dark sky, tech hasn't fixed that yet.