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Taking a good photo of a distant nebula is easier said than done. For one thing, you can’t stand still. Or the nebula won’t. You’re reliant on your equipment and your equipment is modular, each part dependent on another.
Getting a good polar alignment, for example, will be the basic foundation. Without that, you and your equipment are going to be struggling at every step. A good mount, like a German Equatorial mount suggest in the video, will make that much easier and more precise. That and four other tips follow.
Watch it: