Showerthought: The guy who said I was photographing the wrong nebula was actually right

I spent 3 months imaging the Veil Nebula from my backyard in Ohio, and a random dude on a forum said I should switch to the Orion Nebula because my light pollution was killing the detail. He was totally right, my Orion shots came out crisp after just 2 nights of stacking frames. Has anyone else gotten a tip from a stranger that totally flipped your approach to astrophotography?

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oliver_wilson4919d ago

Hold up. You spent 3 whole months on the Veil Nebula and some random person just said "switch to Orion" and it worked in 2 nights? 3 months is a long time to feel like you are wasting your time. That must have stung but also felt like a relief at the same time. I would have been mad at first but then thankful after seeing those crisp frames. Did you ever go back and try the Veil again after you got better with Orion?

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the_charles19d ago

Same thing happened to me with M31 years ago. Spent weeks failing before I realized my polar alignment was off by a mile. Sometimes you just need a fresh set of eyes or a completely different target to shake things loose.

skyler_smith8519d ago

Man, I knew a guy who spent six months on Andromeda before someone told him he was pointing at a streetlight.