Questions tagged “star trails”

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How can I photograph the Milky Way without star trails, and can I do it with a Nikon D50 and 18-55mm kit lens?

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4y ago

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Why do stacked night-sky photos show many short arc streaks after Sequator alignment?

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5y ago

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How can I shoot star trails on a Nikon Z6 if interval shooting seems unavailable in Manual mode?

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5y ago

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How can I estimate how many untracked astrophotography frames I can take before reframing?

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6y ago

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Why are my star trails jagged instead of smooth?

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6y ago

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How can I shoot a time-lapse sequence for star trails with a Sony a6500?

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6y ago

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Why do star trails show the same bright–dim pattern in a long-exposure rocket launch photo?

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6y ago

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How can I shoot repeated 2-minute bulb exposures with gphoto2 for star trails?

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6y ago

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Can I set infinity focus on a Canon EF lens using a digital EOS body, then move it to a film EOS camera?

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6y ago

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Why is ISO locked at 100 in Nikon P900 Star Trails time-lapse mode?

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7y ago

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Why do wide-angle photos show edge star trails with Pentax Astrotracer?

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7y ago

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Why do some stars in star-trail photos look blue, and how can I reduce it?

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7y ago

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How can I photograph the Milky Way without dark, noisy, blurry stars?

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7y ago

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Can I capture star trails with a smartphone by recording video?

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8y ago

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Why does the 500 rule divide by focal length in astrophotography?

500-rule astrophotography star-trails focal-length exposure

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8y ago

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How can I create a star-trails time-lapse where previous frames linger?

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8y ago

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Why do some star-trail photos look like spirals or straight-line patterns instead of circles?

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8y ago

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How can a photo show sharp stars but long car light trails?

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9y ago

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Why did my star-stack fail, and how should I align astrophotos properly?

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9y ago

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How can I prevent lens condensation when shooting star trails in humid Florida conditions?

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9y ago

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