Calculate star trail exposure time from focal length and sensor crop factor to control the length of star trails.
用于星空摄影避免星点拖线。
| Item | Formula / Rule | Source / Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Trail angle | Trail sweep = 15.04 ° per hour × exposure hours near the celestial equator | Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd ed. 1998 |
| 500 rule | The longest untrailed frame follows roughly 500 ÷ (focal length × crop factor) | Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd ed. 1998 |
| Stacking strategy | Stacking 60 to 200 frames of 20 to 30 s balances noise against trailing | Reinhard et al., High Dynamic Range Imaging, 2nd ed. 2010 |