Questions tagged “light pollution”

Ask the Unique Photo creator community — gear, technique, post-processing and more.

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Is a CLS light-pollution filter still useful under modern LED street lighting?

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7mo ago

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How can I make the Milky Way stand out more in my photos?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

3y ago

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Can color or light-pollution filters do anything you can’t replicate in post-processing?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

3y ago

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What causes an orange glow in the night sky that hides faint stars?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

4y ago

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How can I photograph a lit city scene with a starry sky and reduce flare, haze, and noise?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

4y ago

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How can I process smartphone night-sky photos, especially with light pollution?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

4y ago

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Why does my night-sky JPEG show uneven color patches and strange background blotches?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

6y ago

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Why do my balcony star photos show only a few stars, and why do longer exposures turn white?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

7y ago

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How can I improve a Milky Way photo taken at 18mm, f/3.5, ISO 6400, 30s?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

8y ago

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Is the glow near the horizon in these dark-sky night photos light pollution, airglow, or twilight?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

8y ago

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Why is there a reddish glow in the center of my night-sky photo?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

8y ago

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Why do my night-sky photos show lots of noise, yellow glow, and very few stars?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

8y ago

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Why do my astrophotography photos look hazy instead of crisp?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

10y ago

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Are didymium red-enhancer filters banned in Europe because of arsenic, and are they safe to use?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

10y ago

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How can I improve the processing of a Milky Way photo affected by light pollution?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

11y ago

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Does the Moon still brighten the sky before moonrise or after moonset?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

11y ago

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Why did my Milky Way photo come out washed out and disappointing?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

12y ago

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How much moonlight is acceptable for astrophotography?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

12y ago

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What websites or resources can help me find dark-sky locations with low light pollution for night photography?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

12y ago

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How does light pollution affect astrophotography images?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

14y ago

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