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Not convinced that stacking 200+ images of the Veil Nebula is always better
I was reading a post where someone bragged about stacking 280 exposures of NGC 6992 and called it 'essential' for detail. Meanwhile I took a single 5 minute shot with my ZWO ASI294MC from my backyard in Phoenix and honestly saw just as much structure. I get that stacking reduces noise but at some point you're just adding processing time for tiny gains. Has anyone else tested a single long exposure against a massive stack and found diminishing returns?
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the_laura12d ago
Hits that point where extra effort stops matching the results.
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owens.cameron12d ago
That point where extra effort stops matching the results" really hits home for me. I feel you on that one, @the_laura. It's like you start chasing diminishing returns and it's just not worth it anymore.
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