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Old 16-04-2016, 08:45 AM
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Longer exposures open you up to guiding problems, particularly at long focal lengths. Other things being equal, a larger aperture will allow shorter exposures, reducing the possibility of streaky stars.

The reason we use long exposures is because we have to, as the targets are very very dim. It's not really by choice!
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