>>4087534>How tf do I stack these photos. I have plenty of good shots of milky way. Its barely visible, Apparently you have to stack the images to have it clearerIf using wide lenses (50mm or wider) and you're using a lens that is f/2.8 or faster, you don't need to stack images to capture the Milky Way details.
A clear sky (*Dark Sky) location makes a big difference. I have to drive for 45 minutes to get away from the city lights. Use a Bortle Sky Index chart to gauge your local skies (Google it).
An alternative that applies to both wide lenses and longer lenses is to use a mount that tracks the sky (an Equatorial Mount/ EQ Mount)... and this will follow the sky against the rotation of the Earth, allowing longer exposures without star trails appearing. Wide lenses (eg 24mm-14mm) can usually allow for 30 second exposures without any star trails appearing. An 85mm lens will only get you a 5 second exposure before you see star trails appearing.
But if you're doing deep-space subjects (eg Nebula and Galaxy targets) then you will find Stacking multiple images using software will reveal much more of the finer details. Usually, longer lenses and longer telescopes (eg focal lengths of 1000mm or longer) will be fairly dim. The longer zooms tend to be between f/9 and f/11. This means that you will need a longer exposure and you'll want to stack multiple images to bring out the details.
Finally, some folks use Modified Sensor Cameras which can pick up more of the red hues in nebulas, making for more colorful shots. These are not necessary but can offer more color immediately after images are captured.
