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I've never understood astrophotography. It's like taking pictures of the Mona Lisa with a Gameboy camera. Unlike real photography which is dynamic and ever ch
by thallium205 1mo ago
I've never understood astrophotography. It's like taking pictures of the Mona Lisa with a Gameboy camera. Unlike real photography which is dynamic and ever changing, the night sky has remained the same since our ancestors first looked up.
Why not just download HD scans from the pros especially if you're going to "automate" the hobby portion of the field.
Can I just simulate the user interface a smart telescope uses and then just return Hubble photos after some artificial loading screen completes? Maybe toss in some whirring noises?
- jjav 1mo agoI love astrophotography and yet sometimes ask myself this question. I can go to astrobin and get any possible image 10000x better than I could ever do. But, why is anything worth doing? For most hobbies the fun is the doing not the result. Why do woodworking when I can get a better quality piece for less in the store? Why fix my car when I could drop it off at the shop? Why travel anywhere when I can just get the same tourist trap photos from instagram?