Why does nobody talk about how stacking vs tracking changes Milky Way photos?

I used to just take single long exposures of the Milky Way, like 30 seconds at ISO 3200, and call it done. But lately I've been trying stacking with Sequator, doing like 10 shots at f/2.8 and stacking them to cut noise. Which method do you think gives better final results for deep sky detail?

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casey8434d ago

Honestly, are you actually seeing more detail in the stacked shots compared to the single exposures?

emmam674d ago

Yeah you gotta stack them right for it to actually work. I tried it both ways last month shooting astro and the single exposures were way softer even after sharpening. It helps a ton if you use something like Sequator or DeepSkyStacker instead of just blending in Photoshop. Made a huge difference for me when I figured out how many frames to use and how to align them properly.