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This is one of my favorite hobbies when I get to a spot with lower light pollution than I'm used to. If it helps you can use tools like Google Sky Map to see w
by Yhippa 10y ago
This is one of my favorite hobbies when I get to a spot with lower light pollution than I'm used to. If it helps you can use tools like Google Sky Map to see where the sun is relative to where you're aiming. I am cheap so I ended up getting a Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for my DSLR. No autofocus but you'll be shooting at infinity anyway.
For inspiration check out https://www.reddit.com/r/astrophotography https://www.reddit.com/r/astrophotography. A lot of the people who post will share the tricks of their trade and there are some awfully impressive shots I've seen.
Edit: The reddit sub also has a list of public data for you to try your post-processing skills on: https://www.reddit.com/r/astrophotography/comments/2urd0p/rastrophotography_public_data_donation_drive/ https://www.reddit.com/r/astrophotography/comments/2urd0p/ra....
- rconti 10y agoWhat's the significance of where the sun is? Would the Milky Way be in a fixed position relative to the sun? I'll have to give this a try. Unfortunately the least light-polluted place I often visit, up around 8000ft, there are tall mountains to the south.
- Jack000 10y agoI think the sun would add haze to the horizon and obscure the stars near sunrise/sunset? Also because the solar system is on the galactic plane, for half of the year (winter in the northern hemisphere) the galactic center is behind the sun.