My 500th processed image was of the Veil Nebula, and it made me rethink everything

I always thought more data was better, but that image hit a wall of noise after 12 hours of exposure. It taught me that quality of seeing matters more than sheer quantity. Has anyone else hit a point where their usual method just stopped working?

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jason2865d ago

Yeah, I hit that same wall with the North America Nebula. I switched to taking shorter subs on nights with better transparency and the difference was huge. Sometimes you just have to change the recipe.

daniel_campbell5d ago

Totally agree, had the same issue with the Heart Nebula. Dropped my subs from five minutes to ninety seconds on a clear night and finally pulled the faint stuff out without blowing out the core.