Finally hit 500 tracked objects in my backyard shots

I was just going through my old folders from last spring and counted everything I've logged. I started with a basic DSLR and a cheap tripod in my yard in Boise. The big jump came after I got a star tracker, letting me catch way more faint stuff. It feels pretty cool to see that number, even if most are just dots. Anyone else keep a running count of what they've captured?

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olivia_hernandez7d ago

That jump after getting a star tracker is so real. I remember my own count just exploding once I could take longer exposures from my driveway. It's funny, most of my list is just catalog numbers now, but scrolling through it still feels like a real record of all those nights out there. Keeping the log is half the fun for me.

jesse2907d ago

Honestly, 500 is a wild number. I get keeping a list, but at a certain point it's just a spreadsheet of tiny specks. Like @olivia_hernandez said, it's mostly catalog numbers. I tried logging stuff for a while and it started feeling more like homework than a hobby. Isn't the point just to look at the pretty pictures?