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That old astrophotographer told me to skip the expensive filter and I'm glad I listened
Met this guy at a star party in Arizona a few years back. He had this beat up telescope and was pulling in way better detail on the Orion Nebula than I was with my fancy setup. He said 'stop buying stuff for the scope and learn to stack your subs properly first.' I ignored him for like two years until I finally sat down and really learned DeepSkyStacker. My photos improved more in one weekend than all the gear upgrades I'd done before. Has anyone else had someone give advice that went against the usual forum wisdom and it actually worked?
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sagejackson5d ago
...and here I was thinking buying a thousand-dollar light pollution filter was the answer to all my problems. Turns out the real issue was my terrible polar alignment and the fact I was taking 30-second subs with zero darks or flats. I felt like a complete fool when I finally watched a proper tutorial and realized the gear wasn't the bottleneck, it was my lack of patience. Still, I guess it's a right of passage to waste money on stuff you don't need before you learn the basics. My wallet definitely still hasn't forgiven me.
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adam1865d ago
Eh, at least you learned, lots of people never figure it out.
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