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Why does nobody stack images anymore?

I spent 3 hours last weekend trying to pull detail out of a single shot of M31 and got nowhere. Then I remembered a tutorial from 2018 about stacking just 20 frames in DSS. Tried it with my old Canon 60D and a 200mm lens. The difference was so big I felt dumb for not doing it sooner. Anyone else skip stacking because it seems like a hassle?
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noah_chen17
Stacking is basically like free SNR, so why wouldn't you do it? I get that it seems like a chore, but running 20-50 frames through DSS takes maybe ten minutes of actual effort. It's not that serious, just let the software do the heavy lifting and move on.
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smith.ray
smith.ray19d agoProlific Poster
Read somewhere that even 10 frames can make a noticeable difference in noise reduction.
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