How to Photography the Milky Way in 45 seconds!

Shooting the Milky Way might seem complicated, but it's easier than you think.

Once you have the settings dialed in, it's just a matter of nailing the focus and creating a great composition.

While settings will vary based on lens and shooting conditions, using a 20 second shutter speed, aperture as wide open as possible, and ISO 6400 should yield good results on most camera and lens combinations.

What questions do you have about night photography? Leave them down below, and I'll answer them for you!

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[averagememer]

You'll need a camera with good enough light performance because 6400 can cause a lot of grain on older or lower end cameras

[Nikgamingnl]

I usually shoot a preview image on 6400, 12800 or 25600 iso since im looking for the sharpness of the dots, i think i only need like less than 1 second exposures on 11800 or 25600

[thorstenvfl]

Disable noice reduction. Disable steady shot. Aim for the milky-way. Do it in fall or spring.

[selimutipis]

how do you get it to focus on the landscape in front of the camera if let's say the f1.4 is focusing into the stars?

[arachnophobia-ey]

How do you get focus on landscape and stars with a wide aperture

[connorremnant]

I’m using the a6400 and when I use these settings I get a white picture. I have to turn my iso to around 200-400 to get a clearer image or down to 100 if I want it dark and then post process the view. I really want to do Astrophotography but it’s not going well 😭

[samp]

What camera and lens are you using just out of curiosity. I have a canon 5d mark ii and it has some banding issues at certain isos. Do you think it would still work well?

[jimdee]

How much of the final image is the result of post-processing, and what does your typical workflow look like?

[IamStefanFinley]

How are you not getting light trailing on the stars on a 20-second exposure? Do you have a star tracker?

[grahamrvalladarez]

Hey i know this is not camera related, but can you make a video addressing light pollution levels according to geographical regions. I live in central america, and never in my life have i seen the milky way. Not sure if at this angle by the tropics it is even visible.

[berounmv]

Can I do it without wide angle lens? I have only 18 - 135 mm lens.

[naxy]

What about 500 rule and include factor of APS C camera

[Ramble]

I really want to get milkyway shots and deep sky objects, but unfortunately the light pollution is pretty bad where im from. Would a star tracker mount help alleviate that issue?

There is a somewhat dark spot in my neighborhood. I can see lots of stars, but no milkyway. It's hard to go to dark places if you live in South Florida unless youre near the everglades.

I use 18mm aps-c at f-3.5, and i find 5-15 second exposures give me the best results without star trails, but I also feel like a star mount would bring me to the next level.

[brunoqueiros]

Is a star tracker necessary To shoot the Milky Way ?

[SansThe_MemeLord]

Maybe one day i'll try this with my canon r100

[nature.photogram]

So many great tips on your channel thank you 🙏

[meamjustme]

Yeah. I would love to do this. But i live in the Netherlands. Look up a satellite image of our night sky. There is always light pollution here 😢

[jeffreytomas]

I'm new to photography. Why you use higher ISO instead of the lowest as you already in a tripod where you can simply increase a little bit more shutter speed to compensate the lost stop? Please enlighten me. Only because of the tracing?

[jonathanabudi]

Is a 35mm f/1.4 lens suited for these types of shots?

[ToSpreadAMessage]

I have a nikon coolpix p90, does that work?