Took me 3 tries to stack a decent Orion Nebula photo

I spent like 2 hours shooting 30 second subs of M42 with my Canon T7 on a tripod. Then I got home and realized my intervalometer was set wrong and only saved 8 frames. Had to drive back out to my dark spot near Lake Orion at 2 AM to redo the whole thing. Has anyone else lost a night of imaging because of a silly camera setting?

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mia_singh2413d ago

Ugh, seriously? Like I get that it sucks but its not the end of the world. You drove two hours back out, that's dedication, but a lost night of imaging is just part of the hobby. I've left my whole camera bag at home before and just had to watch the stars with my phone. People act like missing one night is a tragedy when you've got a million more chances to try again.

martin.vera14d ago

At least your drive was only to Lake Orion, I once drove an hour for astro before realizing I left the lens cap on.

jesse_cooper14d ago

Re that lens cap story: man, that's brutal. I've done similar stuff. Drove all the way to Port Austin for a meteor shower once, set everything up, then realized my intervalometer battery was dead. Just sat there watching the sky with my thumb up my butt. At least with a lens cap you can kick yourself and try again next week. You ever go back to that spot to make up for it?