In the Fall it’s most visible just after twilight, in spring it’s most visible just before Morning Twilight. In North America this bright section (and therefore easier to photograph) is most visible in the summer months peaking in July. There is a section of the Milky Way near the constellations Scorpus, Sagittarius and Scotum in the Southern Sky that is the densest and most visible, although the Milky Way extends all the way across the sky from horizon to horizon.
When is the Milky Way visible? Well the truth is it’s always there (we are part of the Milky Way Galaxy as is our sun sooo) but there are times of year when it is more so. Each part takes extra and different preparation that you may be used to. So let’s take a look at everything you need and need to know to shoot the Milky Way and then we will talk about processing those images. (* See my note under the How section about Astrophotography pre digital)
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The problem was I knew nothing about the Milky Way and really didn’t know how to shoot it despite my 40+ years of shooting because it’s actually a new phenomenon made possible by the High ISOs and good reproduction capabilities at those high ISOs of the latest cameras. Normally neither of us shoot the deserts in summer because of the extreme heat, but it wasn’t that bad this year and also the nights were very nice…which isn’t always the case I said yes and we ended up doing it on the next 3 consecutive New Moons this summer at 3 different locations in the deserts of California. Until one night when I stayed late at Joshua Tree National Park, the day was just so beautiful there I didn’t want to leave so I thought I would try my hand at shooting the Stars, Star Trails and some light painting because I had seen it become very popular of late.and that kinda got me hooked.Īfter seeing the shots I did at Joshua Tree a fellow photographer on Google + saw them and asked if I would be interested in going to shoot the Milky Way on the next new moon. Enter the digital age and the possibilities begin to open up.
So Astrophotography wasn’t something I thought a lot about. This was especially true when it came to shooting the Milky Way in color and having the stars static.
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But that was when I shot film and film didn’t always offer the same possibilities or capabilities, whether it was max ISO or reciprocity. Sure I did a few long exposures when I was out in the National Parks like Zion or Yellowstone. In my photography there wasn’t much of it either. But there was something special about it. So in my normal everyday life there wasn’t much star gazing. I remember seeing satellites fly across the sky when satellites were still new.īut the truth was/is I’ve lived most of my life in or near big cities, first NYC and Philadelphia and now San Diego. It was so dark up there away from all civilization I don’t think there was a star you couldn’t see. When I was a kid we would go camping in Canada.
I’ve always loved looking up at a star filled sky in wonder. Topaz Labs brings Clarity to the Milky Way – Photographing the Milky Way
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