Tip 2 - Choose The Right Lens And Camera Settings And you can do this all in your living room - before you’re in the field. You can move the night sky forward and backward in time relative to a location and see how the Milky Way will rise and fall. I also check several other apps as a sanity check.īonus Tip: Explore the Night AR mode of the smart phone apps Photo Pills. My go-to app is Yr.no which has great micro forecasts. Use your favorite weather forecast app (or multiple apps) to check the forecast. Reaching a dark sky is a longer journey for most of us, so check conditions before you go. Fog, rain, or clouds will obscure the night sky. Choose the one that is closest to the location you plan to visit.įinally, you need a clear sky. There are different calendars for different latitudes on Earth (free with mailing list signup). The folks at publish a yearly calendar that lists the best dates of the year to see the Milky Way - and when the galactic core will be visible. Look for places with a score of 4 or lower. The lower the number on the scale, the darker the sky. Also, click on a location for a Bortle scale reading.
I recommend using the World Atlas overlay to view sky brightness. Use tools like the interactive map at to find a dark sky. Without a dark sky, the stars and Milky Way won’t be visible. The location you choose needs to have low light pollution. You need to know where and when to go for the best Milky Way photos. Tip 1 - Planning Is Important (If Not Vital)Īstrophotography needs certain conditions to be met or your photos will fall flat. I have 3 tips to share with you for better photos of the core of the Milky Way. And I learned a few things during this star gazing adventure. Clear skies and a new moon were perfect conditions to capture the Milky Way. In early April, I headed into the Southern California desert for some astrophotography.
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