My niece asked me why I only take pictures of 'pretty space' and it got me thinking

We were looking at my shots of the Andromeda Galaxy from my backyard in Eugene, and she said, 'Why don't you take pictures of the boring parts?' I'd never even tried to capture the 'empty' black sky between stars. A friend from the club later told me he spends hours on a single dark frame to pull out faint dust clouds I always ignore. Now I'm curious about those subtle details. Anyone have tips for imaging the 'nothing' parts of the sky?

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paul_burns22d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, chasing faint dust sounds like a lot of work for a blurry gray smudge. The bright targets are popular for a reason, they're actually beautiful to look at.

grace9265d ago

My buddy spent a whole night on the Horsehead and cried when it showed up.

betty_shah22d ago

Paul has a point about the work, but those faint dust clouds tell the real story of the galaxy. My club in Tucson spends half our time on dark sky frames now. The quiet parts of space can show you things the bright spots just hide.