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After months of waiting for clear skies, I almost ruined my Andromeda shot
Honestly, if I hadn't spent that extra hour dialing in the focus, all that waiting would've been for nothing. Tbh, don't make the same mistake I did.
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riley_jones8d ago
Totally feel you on that. Using a bahtinov mask for focus saved me from so many blurry nights. What method did you end up using?
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christopher_burns77d ago
Yeah, hearing about focus issues always gives me anxiety. My buddy Eric once drove out to a dark site, perfect conditions, and he was so excited to capture the Orion Nebula. He thought he had nailed focus by eye, but when he got home and stacked the images, everything was just soft, fuzzy blobs. He said it was like all that effort just evaporated into a blurry mess. Now he triple-checks with a laptop and live view, won't even trust his own eyes anymore. Just shows how it all hinges on that one moment.
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