Stacking my telescope shots beats any single long exposure I've tried

I spent 6 months doing 5-minute single exposures of the Orion Nebula and got okay results... switched to 30-second stacked frames last week and the difference in detail is insane. The software aligned everything perfectly and I pulled out way more dust lanes. Have you guys found stacking worth the extra setup time or is it just me?

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milam481mo ago

Switched to stacking a year ago and never looked back.

hugoj121mo ago

About 3 months in I almost quit because my back hurt from lifting all those bags. @milam48 hope your spine is holding up better than mine.

corablack1mo ago

Oh man I used to be team "just throw them in the washer" but ive totally changed my mind on stacking. Your post finally convinced me to give it a real shot and honestly its way better.