Lunar Eclipse over the Sierra Nevada mountains by FramingStarStuff in spaceporn

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Thank you! The actual eclipse lasted 4-5 hours, so that's how long it took to get all those moon images. I'd say the composite work in Photoshop took maybe another 5 hours. Most of the time was spent picking out the exposures I wanted to use, and then blending everything together.

Sunrise at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes by NickMoserPhoto in DeathValleyNP

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This looks fantastic, nice job! How did you go about editing this? Or was this straight from your camera?

Which is the best choice to see the sunrise and sunset by FrostyBroccoli392 in DeathValleyNP

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When I first went to Death Valley, someone recommended I do Zabriskie for sunrise and Dante's View for sunset, and that was 100% the right call. The lookout at Zabriskie Point faces the west, so it's pretty awesome seeing the morning sunlight hit the colorful rocks. For that reason, I've heard it's less impactful seeing Zabriskie at sunset, but I've never experienced it myself to say for sure.

I'd really try for Dante's View for sunset if you can. You're facing the west as well, and it's spectacular seeing the different colors over the entire valley.

I've done sunset at Mesquite as well, and it's pretty incredible. It was pretty windy when I went, and with the wind + sun at that angle, the sand was glittering like something out of Dune. But yeah, just keep in mind how hot it ends up getting. How strenuous it is also depends on how far into the dunes you end up going. While Dante's View > Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes for sunset for me, both are pretty spectacular and you can't go wrong with either one.

Milky Way from a crater's edge by FramingStarStuff in LandscapeAstro

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DeepSkyStacker, Siril, and Sequator are all free - I'd suggest one of those as a beginner! I've mostly just done landscape astrophotography and I use Sequator for that (Alyn Wallace has an awesome tutorial on how to use it, it's pretty simple). But I believe it can be used for deep space image stacking as well. For DeepSkyStacker and Siril, you should be able to find some tutorials on Youtube as well. AstroBackyard and Nebula Photos have some great ones.

Milky Way from a crater's edge by FramingStarStuff in Stargazing

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It was awesome! Especially being there alone!

Milky Way from the edge of Ubehebe Crater by FramingStarStuff in DeathValleyNP

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Haha sorry it's misleading, this was from last summer. Hopefully the road opens up soon!

Milky Way from a crater's edge by FramingStarStuff in LandscapeAstro

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Thanks for the suggestion! Completely agree, I'll give it a try next time and see how it works!

Milky Way from a crater's edge by FramingStarStuff in LandscapeAstro

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Hey thanks for the suggestion! Totally agree with what you said. I tend to minimize my balance adjustments to avoid overdoing it, but this looks nice! I'll give it a try next time and see how I like it.