Stacking 200 photos vs. my old single-shot approach, huge difference

Back in March I used to just snap one long exposure of the Orion Nebula and hope for the best. Last week I finally tried stacking 200 frames in DeepSkyStacker, took maybe 40 minutes of work. The detail in the dust lanes is unreal, I could actually see the trapezium stars for the first time. Did anyone else fight against stacking for years because it felt like too much software hassle?

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blairj551mo ago

Ha, "hope for the best" was basically my whole astrophotography strategy for years. My first stacked attempt made me feel like I'd been taking pictures with a potato this whole time.

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