![]() ![]() This can be hard depending on where you’re at. Then you need to find a location that has little or no light pollution in the direction of your shot. Look for those constellations on Stellarium and take note of the direction where you need to point the camera and the best time of the night to do it (when the constellations are higher in the sky). The brightest part of the Milky Way is towards the direction of Scorpius/Sagitarius. In July and August you the ideal times are 9pm or 10pm. For the Milky Way, you will get a good shot around 3am in March, around 2am in April, around 1am in May, and at midnight in June. I use Stellarium (free) to forecast how the sky will look from any location at a given time. Good preparation is critical if you want to get a good shot of the Milky Way. Summer in the North Hemisphere and Winter in the South Hemisphere is the best time to photograph the Milky Way and here’s a short article about how to do it. From a dark location without light pollution the dusty band of the Milky Way is a wonderful sight to the naked eye and it looks even better in long exposure photographs. ![]() ![]() Photographing our own galaxy: The Milky Way is a great experience. ![]()
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