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by hug 3203 days ago
The answer is the 500 rule. To avoid star trails, exposures should be less than 500/focal-length-in-135-equivalent.

In other words, if he shot this on his 'favourite' Rokinon 24mm, an exposure time of 20 seconds is reasonable to avoid all star trails.

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Didn't know that one. Thanks a lot!