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Is Astrophotography Without Tracking Possible? (2022)
Astrophotography without tracking is a technique for capturing stunning images of the night sky without using an equatorial mount. Discover tips and tricks.
By choosing bright and stationary targets like the Milky Way, using a sturdy tripod, and applying methods like the 500 Rule, you can capture breathtaking night sky photos without the need for expensive tracking equipment. Telescope, DSLR and AZ-ALT tracking mountAnother reason we use a star tracker mount is to enable us to take long exposures to photograph faint objects in the sky and capture their fine details. My research into this revealed that I could take up to 20-second exposures with a 17 or 24-mm lens on my astrophotography DSLR, a Canon 600D, with no star tracker as I attempted to image the Milky Way, resulting in less noise.
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