How do people take photos of galaxies with 50 hours of exposure? How is it possible to aim at the same spot while earth is doing more that 2 rotations in that time?

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How do people take photos of galaxies with 50 hours of exposure? How is it possible to aim at the same spot while earth is doing more that 2 rotations in that time?

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Combined exposure during multiple nights as others have pointed out and also rotating the telescope appropriately as the celestial sphere turns, keeping it fixed on the one point.

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