8
Tried stacking multiple exposures instead of one long shot for the Orion Nebula and the difference was night and day.
I used to do 3-minute single exposures with my DSLR on a tripod, but after watching a tutorial from a guy in Tucson I switched to 30-second subs stacked in DSS and got way more detail in the core without blowing out the stars, has anyone else found that stacking beats single long shots for bright DSOs?
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
robertgreen1mo ago
Yeah that Tucson guy's tutorial changed how I shoot too... same exact thing happened with me on the Orion Nebula, the stacked 30-second frames just pull out so much more detail without that ugly blown out center.
5
ben2061mo ago
Man that Tucson tutorial changed everything for me too. I was doing 2 minute shots and getting this weird halo around the Trapezium every single time. Switched to 25 second subs with ISO 800 and suddenly the nebula looked like a real photograph instead of a smudgy mess. Stacking is just way more forgiving with tracking errors too, you lose one bad sub and it's no big deal versus blowing a whole 5 minute frame. The dynamic range you get from combining like 60 or 80 frames is crazy compared to one long exposure, it's like going from a cheap webcam to a real telescope.
4
logan2051mo ago
Wait 25 seconds was the sweet spot for you too? I swear anything over 30 just invites trouble for me.
10