Hit 500 stacked frames on a single target and the noise reduction blew my mind

After fighting with a cheap mount for months, I finally got a solid polar alignment in my Bortle 5 backyard and the detail in the Orion Nebula's core was insane compared to my old 50-frame attempts.

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sarah_johnson468h ago

Honestly, I'm kinda surprised. I mean, I've always felt like stacking past 200 frames just gives diminishing returns for the processing time.

barbara4297h ago

So what's the magic number then? You've clearly hit a wall at 200, but is that just for planetary stuff or does it hold for deep sky too? I've seen people swear by 500 frames for faint nebulae, but my computer would probably start crying.