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Someone told me my star trails were too short and it actually helped a lot
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john4305mo ago
Longer exposures make the trails stretch out more.
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troy_ross5mo ago
Longer exposures help, but a wider lens can also make those short trails look more dramatic.
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dylanbarnes3mo ago
Gotta disagree a little here. I've been shooting night sky stuff for about four years now and wider lenses actually make the trails look shorter, not more dramatic. Like a 14mm will show a star trail as maybe a 10 degree arc in the frame, while a 50mm will stretch that same trail across half the shot. If you want short trails to pop bigger, try stacking a bunch of shorter exposures instead of one long one. You get way more detail in the stars without the trails blowing out.
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