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KingRandomGuy t1_ja6fed5 wrote

No, they would have less noise. A longer exposure means that more light hits the sensor, so you get more signal for the same amount of noise. In this case, assuming that the ISO (sensitivity) of the camera remained constant, doubling the exposure time would double the brightness (signal) while having the same noise level. In turn, the pre-stacked images would have a higher signal to noise ratio.

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