Showerthought: shooting the Milky Way from Big Bend last weekend, the gift shop postcards looked better than my shots

Karen Campbell · 2026-10-10T05:45:04.016314+00:00

Drove 6 hours to Big Bend National Park thinking dark skies would do all the work, but my buddy's $8 postcard from the visitor center had cleaner stars than my 30 second exposures, so what am I actually doing wrong with my stacking?

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Showerthought: shooting the Milky Way from Big Bend last weekend, the gift shop postcards looked better than my shots | Astronomy Photos - Free To Speak