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_WillowtheFox_1206 t1_jcp842y wrote

Wow! I’ve never known a place in RI that allows you to see the stars like that! I’ll have to see it myself sometime

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Jesse_Coker OP t1_jcpgers wrote

Hi, thanks! Although the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye when conditions allow, the camera's long exposures are able to achieve this amount of detail. Pretty wild 🌠😁

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wenestvedt t1_jcpq58a wrote

How long was this one?

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Jesse_Coker OP t1_jcqchry wrote

This was a four minute long exposure.

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wenestvedt t1_jcqo2dc wrote

Oh! I thought it took longer than that -- though I suppose over thirty minutes you would get signs of motion, right?

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Jesse_Coker OP t1_jcqtjpr wrote

Anything over 30 seconds requires a star tracker, but all star trackers have periodic error, preventing exposures past 4-5 minutes unless your system has a guide scope as well. It gets fairly complicated 🌠✌🏽

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wenestvedt t1_jcs0e2v wrote

I am beginning to remember why I didn't get into this hobby. :7)

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