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Choosing between a star tracker and stacking for my Milky Way shot
I had to pick between renting a star tracker for $80 or just stacking 30 second exposures on my tripod for a shot at Joshua Tree. I went with stacking and got way more detail in the galactic core than I expected. Has anyone else found stacking works better than a tracker for certain wide field shots?
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logan_mitchell3d ago
Actually, stacking and a tracker do different things. Stacking fights noise, but a tracker lets you use much longer exposures without star trails, which is key for pulling out faint nebulosity. For the core, stacking works great, but for wider shots with dimmer regions, that extra exposure time from a tracker is a game changer.
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logan5252d ago
Oh man, I totally get that now. I used to think stacking was enough for everything, but trying a tracker for those faint outer bits really showed me the difference. It's like unlocking a whole new layer of the sky.
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