Use this simple calculator to determine the best exposure to start with for photographing the Milky Way.
How to Photograph the Milky Way
Wide field landscape astrophotography is an impressive form of photography, and it’s accessible to nearly everyone with a camera.
Astrophotography has become much easier in the last decade, especially with today’s more affordable, large sensor, high signal-to-noise ratio digital cameras. There are few photographs that have as much existential impact as a nighttime landscape against the Milky Way. In this article, we’ll show you how to make an amazing photo of the Milky Way galaxy with a minimum of effort and equipment.
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Unfortunately Comet ISON suffered a fiery death. Here’s how you could have captured it, had it survived.
Video: Noise Reduction with Image Stacking
A video tutorial for reducing noise in Milky Way photos with image stacking in Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended.
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Video: How to Photograph the Milky Way in Light Pollution
This video will show you how I make photographs of the Milky Way in really heavy light pollution around cities like Los Angeles California.
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How to Pick a Lens for Milky Way Photography
The lens is the most important factor in the image quality of a landscape astrophoto. We outline all the most important traits of a great astrophotography lens in this complete guide.
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How to Photograph a Defocused Star Trail “Rain Shower”
An unusual method for photographing star trails creates a rain-like effect.
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