Perfecting Astrophotography Exposure Lengths - A deep dive into exposure times vs sub count

What is the best exposure length for you and your gear? I've put together a handy cheat sheet with the best exposure times for different locations. We then dive deep into why I chose these exposure lengths and discuss other things that impact how long you should be exposing your astrophotos for. Calculate your sky brightness: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/ Calculate the P value in the sub equation: http://tools.sharpcap.co.uk/ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:35 Exposure length cheat sheet 5:50 Testing short vs long exposures 11:30 Testing thoughts and outcomes 13:11 Minimum images per channel 15:45 Conclusions 16:13 Don't take too many subs 17:55 Minimum recommended exposure time Public Events: https://www.astrowithroro.com Facebook:   / astrowithroro   Instagram:   / astrowithroro  

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