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My uncle told me to just point my camera at the sky and hold it still for 30 seconds

Honestly, I thought he was crazy because I didn't have a tripod, just my old Nikon D3500. I tried it anyway, resting it on my car roof in a dark spot outside Tucson, and the photo of the Milky Way core actually came out clear. What's the longest exposure you can get away with before star trails really mess things up?
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the_emma
the_emma18d ago
My old D3100 could only do about 20 seconds before the stars smeared. It's funny how the best photo advice always sounds like a weird hack at first.
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matthewwilson
Your uncle was right, that's a solid car roof tripod lol.
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wendy32
wendy3218d ago
My old D3300 got me 25 seconds before trails, and @matthewwilson is right about car roofs.
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