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I finally tried stacking 40 frames of the moon by hand and it actually worked
Back in 2019 I thought stacking software was a gimmick and just shot single frames of the moon from my driveway in Tucson. Last month I lined up 40 shots in a free program and the crater rims came out way sharper than anything I got before. My buddy Dave said it would never beat a single clean shot, but the noise difference was obvious. Now I'm wondering if I should try the same thing on Jupiter next, or if that's pushing it at 200mm.
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olivia_perry19d ago
I spent my first three months of moon shots wondering why my pictures looked like I smeared butter on the lens, so you're already ahead of me. The noise thing is real though, my single frames always had that grainy mess in the shadows near the terminator. Forty frames at 200mm on Jupiter might be rough since it rotates fast and you'll get smearing, but you can stack shorter clips and still come out okay. Worst case you learn something and Dave gets to say he told you so.
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