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Old 10-03-2009, 09:50 PM
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Re: Photographing star trails

Sounds like you have your aperture too wide and getting over-exposed shots. I was using f5.6 for a 30 second exposure. For a 90 second exposure I'd try f11 or even f16.

Good luck - let us know how it goes...

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