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How is this possible? When you think of photographing the Milky Way, you usually think of doing it from a dark location away from light pollution. What if I told you it was possible to photograph the Milky Way from your back yard?! There's...

One topic that I very rarely see mentioned within the photography world is navigation aids. Be it a compass, GPS, etc.; there does not seem to be much information out there. While I am not up to speed like I used to be on this topic, I...

Every week, I am going to bring to you nuggets of Milky Way photography information that I find from around the web. These nuggets can include YouTube channels or videos, gear and app reviews, or just perhaps a retelling of a misadventure. In this first edition...

As a child, I remember seeing the Milky Way when visiting my grandparents in rural Klickitat County, Washington. It dominated the night sky in the summer, stretching from the north, up overhead, and on the southern horizon. To a child, more stars than could be counted filled...

A short guide on the basics of 4WD and AWD for photographers. It may surprise some, but I am a huge automotive enthusiast that works auto shows. The idea for an article about four-wheel drive systems arose from my daily interactions at...

What is Coma Aberration?Before we start talking about how to remove or even avoid coma in your astrophotography images, lets first talk about coma aberration. It is an imperfection in some lens designs that result in stars appearing distorted, sometimes looking like they have a little fuzzy...

You may be asking yourself - why is there an article about magnetic declination and the Earth's magnetic field on a web site about Milky Way Photography? Isn't that a bit too nerdy for a photography website?You may be asking yourself - why is there an article about magnetic declination and the Earth's magnetic field on a web site about Milky Way Photography? Isn't that a bit too nerdy for a photography website?

As a Milky Way or landscape photographer, you quickly realize that the Sun (or Moon or Milky Way) rise time is highly dependent on where you are. You'll be looking across the landscape wondering why the sun isn't up yet. You compare the time your app says...

Starry Sky Stacker Starry Sky Stacker, from the developers of Starry Landscape Stacker, is a Mac only image stacking program that allows you to stack, or combine, images of deep sky objects taken with a star tracker to reduce noise and enhance detail....

​​Welcome to Part One of a three-part series Milky Way Photography for Beginners. Have you ever wondered how to create a Milky Way photo? Do you want to have the skills to create these images? Then look no further! It's not as hard as...

there's a film that shows all my dreams and more come true! Made in 2014 by Swedish film maker Erik Wernquist, the film Wanderers shows what it could be like to travel around our solar system. Wernquist, a digital artist and animator, took actual images from NASA spacecraft and combined them with live action and computer generated graphics. The film shows tourists exploring and experiencing the beautiful vistas across our solar system.

Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon in the morning hours of January 31, 2019, as seen from Chicago, Illinois. This graphic simulates the view with a 200 mm lens on a full frame camera.Graphic courtesy: Stellarium Developers From January 29th to February 2nd, the...

What is a Bahtinov Mask? A Bahtinov mask is a device used to help focus telescopes but can also be used to achieve focus on any camera with a telephoto lens. It consists of grids positioned in a way so that they create a...

I've been seeing so many amazing Total Lunar Eclipse photographs around the webs, that I thought I'd open up our site to posting them here! I know our galleries are normally for Milky Way photos, but let's see what you took. Please limit your...

How to use a Star Tracker: Setup and Polar Alignment In the following video by Dark Skies with Matt Quinn, he walks us through how to set up and polar align a star tracker. The tracking mount he uses in this video is a...

Photos of an eclipsed Moon are very distinctive, and they can be very rewarding to capture. But shooting an eclipse, even a lunar eclipse, can be a little intimidating. Follow along with this tutorial and learn to stop worrying and to love photographing the lunar eclipse.

Starry Landscape Stacker is a popular, Mac only, program that allows you to stack landscape images that include a starry night sky to reduce noise and enhance detail. It has been my personal choice of stacking software for some time now. Let’s check out what is new...

This video is our introduction for MilkyWayPhotographers.com for our YouTube audience. Watch it and see how you can get credit for your Milky Way Photography Achievements! https://youtu.be/yObLh5WwZpk Here are All the Achievements: Milky Way...

The Aurora Borealis, aka the Northern Lights have captured the imaginations of us mere mortals since the beginning of time. There is something mythical and magical about seeing this phenomenon dance in the sky that stirs the soul. As beautiful as they are, these...

The Attempt to Escape Chicagoland Perma-glow. Ah, Door County, Wisconsin! I’ve heard rumblings about this little peninsula jutting off of the state of Wisconsin. In fact, it is this peninsula that prompts some residents of Wisconsin to call their state the...