The Milkyway Season | Where to find the milkyway in the night sky

[@stephenwoodburn2970]

Ahh, Milky Way season. There is nothing better than the weather cooperating on a dark night in a great location. Looking forward to seeing all of the photos that everyone should start posting soon. Take care, brother.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much dude! We're heading down in search of some locations for the new moon on the 12th! I just hope the weather gods sway in our favour!! 😆😁👍

[@Ra8chel]

I live in Sydney Australia. I’m heading to Tasmania in July. Staying at Bruny Island. It’s going to be very dark. No moon. I can’t wait to see what I come up with. Just bought the Sony a6000. Very new to this but looking forward to the adventure awaiting.

[@mikesphotography]

Awesome!! If you can, I'd advise to get the sigma 16mm f1.4. that lens let's in so much light! A perfect lens for the a6000 series! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@Ra8chel]

@@mikesphotography Thankyou. I’m looking into that lens. I’m hoping to capture the milky way and aurora Australis on my trip.

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear!! I have it with me at the moment and can't wait to use it again! ... and we're hunting for some good locations for the next new moon! 😁👍

[@00_Ryan_00]

Great information Mike, and now I feel lucky to live in Southern California where ground comps with the MW core can be made Feb to October. I also thin the best time to go out is with a 20-30% crescent Moon setting 1-2 hours after the MW core rises. Does wonders for natural lighting.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! Most definitely, when you get a little moonlight lighting the foreground, it's amazing how much better a single image can look! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@juanoots2127]

Planning a trip for some astrophotography in June at Joshua Tree, CA really excited to apply all the tips you've shown.

[@mikesphotography]

Awesome! Lets hope you get some clear skies when you head out there! 😁👍

[@TanvirHussain]

Brother, you are an awesome educator. Thanks for all of your great videos. Love you.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Tanvir! Lots more to come so keep checking back! 😁👍

[@GrandmasterBBC]

Thank you for the fantastic video, Mike. Yes, please keep these coming! I'm also glad to see that you are a fan of the Foo Fighters. If that doesn't prove your integrity I don't know what does. :-)

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! It's all about the Foos! 👍 The next in the series is coming this Thursday! 😁👍

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

Great summary! Looking forward to the follow ups.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much! The next one is coming this week, on Thursday! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@johnoldridge7735]

Awesome mate.... cores up in NZ but been cloudy for 3 weeks grgr ☹️ now Easter wrong moon 🌙. The joys of Astro.

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! It's always a case of being ready for that one night of clear skies! We were down on the Coromandel Peninsula in 2017 and got really lucky for a few nights in Opoutre...you guys get some fantastic skies when it does all clear up! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@chris.fitzgerald]

Great information, and a Foo Fighters fan too!

[@andreazevedo8325]

Hi Mike, what a great video. Thank you for your work, looking forward to the next videos about this topic. All the best for you and your family.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much André! 😁👍

[@chrisvantwiskphotography]

Thanks mike. Great video. Valuable info. Cheers mate :)

[@mikesphotography]

No worries, great to hear it has helped! 😁👍

[@jenry2010]

thanks

[@SgtMars]

My brother, cousin and friend are planning a hike/camping trip up north towards Tonopah next week on the 10 & 11. I just got the Sony A7III with the Samyang 14mm F2.8. I despise living in Las Vegas, NV. It's one of the most light polluted places on Earth. I have to drive at LEAST an hour to get away from the insane glow from it.

[@mikesphotography]

Big cities are definitely a star killer! I'm in Bangkok and have the same problem...we're just visiting the islands for the next new moon at the end of the week ... so I'm hoping for clear skies! The a7iii and Samyang 14mm is such a good setup. I only have 17mm at the widest end at the moment...really missing my 14mm. I hope you get some clear skies for your trip. 😁👍

[@onikaimu]

Thank you for the great video, Mike. I just need to find a location that doesn't have class 5 or higher surrounding it. Then I need the weather to hold. I wanted to get Neowise last year and I had 2 months of solid rain. Stay safe.

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! I know how you feel!! Whilst everyone else was posting pictures of neowise, we had no chance of seeing it where we were.

[@reapsmccreep8847]

Anyone got any location recs for SoCal and Nevada?

[@randycurtis1623]

Great information

[@robertleeimages]

I live in Central Victoria and shoot it from mid February until late October with September and October being best for panorama's of it setting in the Western sky as it stretches North to South, for vertical shots it's best from February until start of August in the East although by then it's like 6.30pm and well tea time and I do like my food lol. At the moment I'm out from around 10-11pm but mid Feb it's about 4-5am and by end of March around 1am but may and June are my favourite months

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear at what times you head out throughout the year Rob!! I bet you have some pretty epic dark locations in Central Victoria!! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@robertleeimages]

@@mikesphotography straight out my front door i can take east facing shots if i wanted to and that came in handy while learning and testing different settings, farming paddocks all around the house with the worst light pollution coming from Bendigo about half an hour south west but that glow adds to some foregrounds.

[@hhkk876]

Awesome ❤️

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks 😁👍

[@borislilov]

Wich pc software you used to show Wales?

[@dalkapur]

You must have put a huge amount of effort into pulling together the supporting graphics. Thank-you, it is really informative.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much Richard, it was an interesting bit of research to do and the program I used (stellarium) was pretty easy to navigate!! 😁👍

[@ralphemerson_deperalta]

Hi Mike! I live in Abu Dhab and I'm planning to take some milkyway photos next weekend. Do you have the coordinates in Google Maps of the location shown in the 10:40 on this video?

[@mikesphotography]

That's just behind Al Qudra ... Triple tree: maps.app.goo.gl/6ZhcrwgsZJx3m2Zn9 Just watch out for camel spiders...I've seen them there pretty much every time I've been there! 😆 I hope that helps. 😁👍

[@ralphemerson_deperalta]

@@mikesphotography Thanks for the info! We are going to Al Razeen / Al Qua'a this thursday night to friday morning. Al Razeen has less light pollution but has limited foregrounds. Maybe next weekend we'll try to go Al Qudra (triple tree) 😊

[@mikesphotography]

I know what you mean. Al Razeen is fantastic for dark skies, but hard to find good foregrounds, unless you jump over the fences...which is a pain to do with camera gear! 😆

[@ralphemerson_deperalta]

BTW, is it okay for a normal sedan car to drive thru the (triple tree) or do we need to drive an SUV? :)

[@mikesphotography]

It's flat from the dirt road to the northwest, but there are a few soft spots, so I'd recommend getting there in a 4x4 as one of my friends did get stuck there in a normal car.

[@andysuzierawlins5462]

I learnt from Kristine Rose photography, mw is like looking at the side of a dinner plate, in the summer we are facing the core, in the winter, we are facing the outside arm

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! That's a great analogy...😁👍

[@andysuzierawlins5462]

@@mikesphotography I know right, really helped my brain, as I think I pictures

[@jessicalopez6371]

Hi Mike, i'm new to this. This is all great information. i live in Modesto CA there is a lot of light here if anyone has any suggestions as to where is a good place to go out and get some photography even if i dont find the milkyway lol thanks.

[@3beidat911]

hi mike I want to ask you In Sony cameras, where is the lighting meter or how can i have perfect exposure ?

[@mikesphotography]

The light meter is the -/+ logo at the bottom of the screen. In theory if you get it to 0 you should get a good exposure but you need to learn about how the light meter works in camera. And then get experience with your camera to see when you need to push it up a little or down a little. Experience is priceless. 👍

[@stevensteele45]

Obviously the earth is spherical.... Flat earthers have entered the chat! 🤣🤣

[@mikesphotography]

Lol! I've only had one or two so far! 😆😆

[@donnyovercast3559]

What will you see with just the naked eye?

[@mikesphotography]

Lots of stars, and if it is dark enough, you will see the milkyway. In New Zealand, we saw one of the nebulas as well as a really clear core to the milkyway.

[@ent3r807]

Install Stellarium, set up your location and date time and look for the galactic center yourself, it’s really easy.

[@victorcarmelo8606]

Yes except you have to subscribe within seconds on installing to the free app. I deleted it immediately. Not sure what you get for £9.99 for the non free version. I will stick with Photopills, no catch with that one!!!!

[@ent3r807]

@@victorcarmelo8606 The Laptop version is totally free

[@victorcarmelo8606]

@@ent3r807 Yes I know but I could not use my iPhone version which is free. After opening it prompted me with; free three day use, subscription etc etc and wouldn't let me try it out without ticking one of the boxes. I just deleted nit. will look at the laptop version, thanks.

[@mikesphotography]

That is true ent, but if people don't know about the moon cycles and light pollution, they could easily find it on stellarium but still get bad results.

[@3beidat911]

hi mike I want to ask you In Sony cameras, where is the lighting meter or how can i have perfect exposure ?

[@mikesphotography]

The light meter is the -/+ figure at the bottom of the monitor. Thanks