How to use PhotoPills to plan your Milky Way Photography | Astrophotography

[@charlesrobins6110]

Thanks, Aaron! I used the PhotoPills planner before I watched your video. But now, I've got a much better understanding of how to use it effectively. Great tutorial!

[@ksnmurthy4476]

An amzing tutorial with practical demo on photopills which is very comppicated. Thanks man.

[@samsen201]

Congrats man. This is one of the best reviews of this subject on YT, if your viewers have the ability to understand and appreciate it. Keep up the good job.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Wow thanks, Sam! I hope everyone feels the way you do! I haven’t been able to put out a new video in awhile due to some major family changes and I have many planned to do. I hope people like them as much as you did this one! I hope I can keep up the good work. Thanks for saying that, Sam! I appreciate it and hope you keep coming back for more! 😃 -Aaron

[@samsen201]

All thanks goes to you Aaron and hope all is fine with your family. Please show a lot more of yourself here. You are priceless.

[@aribixhorn5023]

Just discovered your channel. Glad I did. This video is awesome. Thank you Aaron!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Thank you, Ari! I have been off for awhile with a divorce in 2021 but I am back now and stoked to be back! I hope you kept coming back and I am looking forward to teaching you more! 😃 -Aaron

[@cathydevlin1781]

Great presentation for a first time user.

[@ChrisSmithFW]

Fantastic! PhotoPills should pay you to produce these videos!

[@lesliemews6272]

Thank you I am just learning the app and night photography. Very helpful tutorial.

[@leonardorser3455]

Man …this is an awesome tutorial. Thank you so much

[@topper45]

Thanks, Aaron. Your video is massively helpful and is much better for training on how to use Photopills than the ones from the software publishers themselves. You are a top dude!

[@alpinewonders]

yep, along with his response to questions in the comments section, good stuff

[@L_M_C]

Finally, I now understand what the white lines on the milky way pill mean!!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Haha awesome! I am glad I could help, LMC! :D Thanks for watching! -Aaron

[@TtoTheOmarse]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Also, I've been listening to your podcast loads over the last week or so and I am inspired to get out more!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Love to hear that! A year late replying to this so hopefully you are keeping up with the podcast right now as I transition to an ALL-MILKY WAY ALL-THE-TIME Podcast :D -Aaron

[@3f34f2f4]

Glad to see the 1k subs! Many more to come hopefully! Keep up the good work guys.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Thanks for the cheers and encouraging words, Dana! We are really excited for the milestone and hope the pace doesn't slow down. It was already fun to do this, but gets VERY fun the more people you know are watching and enjoying the videos. 😃 -Aaron

[@brucecornwell1242]

Well done, you are a skilled tecacher. I particcularly knew it was going to be good when Blanding was used. That is where I grew up and remeber as a kid (50+ years ago). I remeber sleeping outside under the stars and look at the milky way. I realize now how lucky I was to have grown up there, and how the dark the sky must have been then.

[@PhotogAdventures]

😄 Oh man, yeah...I know the light pollution levels out there are still great but to imagine it even better! Wow! And hey thanks for the kind words! I just had a webinar with tons of info I had to go over and it was pretty hard not going on for hours on each subject. If you thought I did well teaching in this photopills video I wonder what you would think of that webinar video. I hope I did s good job there too. Be honest if you see it. Let me know if I need to tighten it up for my next webinar this Saturday. Thanks for watching, Bruce! 😃 -Aaron

[@jordanbarnett7247]

Bro you are fucking amazing for making this tutorial. I bought the app and had no idea what I was even looking at. After 16 mins of watching you I've got this thing all figured out. You're the best

[@PhotogAdventures]

One year late to this response, but I have to say it anyway. Thank you, Jordan, for all the kind words! Hope you have had a great year of Milky Way Photography this year after all the lockdowns! :D -Aaron

[@shupingyin8082]

Good job explaining. I just bought the app

[@austenohanlon]

Hi Aaron this is a great video that explains it really well. Many thanks!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hey thanks for saying that, Austen! It has been five years since I made this one and so it’s great to hear that it still teaches it well! 😃 Appreciate the kind words and stoked you found my channel! Hope you keep coming around to learn more! -Aaron

[@timothylinn]

Another great video! Photo Pills is a must have app for photographers but it does *so much* and provides so much data that it can be intimidating. You do a great job of breaking things down so that anyone can use this app to plan for great Milky Way shots.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Haha hey thanks, Tim! It really can be intimidating. It was for me. I remember the day I discovered that the dotted arcing line was the Milky Way! I was elated! It became my go-to the moment I recognized that but I had the app for months before realizing that!! :D Thanks and I am really glad you feel that way, I had to re-record this three times to fix that about it. It wasn't easy to keep this quasi-short and easily understood. :D Thanks, Tim! -Aaron

[@timothylinn]

The length didn't bother me at all, Aaron. There was no redundancy. Nothing I would have cut out.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Oh yeah? Right on! I worried about that too, awesome, glad I worried for nothing! I felt that I needed to keep in what I did and once again I am glad you agree. Glad I hit the right mark! :D -Aaron

[@hudsonriverlee]

Aaron, this information blows me right off my feet. Reminds me of winds on the German island of Sylt. I have heard of this program, I have seen several photographers produce such vivid Milky Way pics over Nubble Lighthouse in Maine, perhaps this is what they planned their shots with. What an Unlocking of such a mystery in my own mind. Knowing where and when is the entire battle. True, the camera is one element.. however camera knowledge dims in comparison to Where and When. They way you just peeled away an entire layer is just mind blowing. Great video, I appreciate that I can discern every word I hear. Overall, this video , I will be watching over and over. Thank you.... Lee from Biddeford Maine,, I am close to Portland Head lighthouse,Nubble Lighthouse, the huge ocean trail on Perkins Cove... Biddeford Pool, all within 30 minute drive time. This video will give me that chance to grab those phenomenal photos of this rocky coastline.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Wow, hey thanks, Lee! 😄 Really appreciate you saying that! PhotoPills is a very powerful app but it comes at such a huge learning curve sometimes so I am really glad to share how I use it! Brendon and I just finished work on our Podcast so I am still awake. I am very glad I am and was able to see your nice comments before heading to bed! Very kind, Lee and please do go capture the Milky Way over the Portland Head Lighthouse and let me know how it goes! I LOVE that Lighthouse and have loved it ever since I saw a poster of it in a Target as a kid. Getting the Milky Way over Portland Head would be a dream come true! You will have to show us around when we make it up there for a Photog Adventure, that is if you are up for it. Thanks again and thanks for watching! Let me know if you ever have any questions. Aaron

[@PhotogAdventures]

PS If you want a recap on how to use PhotoPills among other great apps, try this video out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHfLdIp_rp2Lick I go over similar info again and it would give you a recap without being identical to this one you have already seen. 👍🏼 -Aaron

[@ponymoore6140]

At last, I understand the planner (just!) How do you get the RH window to show?

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hey Pony! I am glad you get it now! 😃 It isn’t the most intuitive interface because it has so much great information. Once you do interpret it and master the language, it is crazy powerful! To answer your question: That right hand menu is there on the iPad. On the iPhone or other mobile devices, you will see those modules ON THE TOP of the planner. Let me know if that makes sense! 😃 -Aaron

[@ponymoore6140]

Aaron King thank you Aaron. Ah yes, issue you have to scroll across on I phone. That's useful, as I never took too much notice up the top. Can you send me a link describing all the coloured lines please

[@pamsvitality]

yes, you do explain this well. I am still wrapping my head around it all. But yours is the best!!

[@jazzflashy5224]

Excellent informative video. Glad I came across this. Bought a Sigma 20mm 1.4 recently and can’t wait to capture the Milky Way!!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Thanks, Jazz! Glad you found us too! That sigma 20mm 1.4 is going to be awesome. I haven't used it before and I don't know how it performs with Coma Aberration but it has an awesome fast aperture and Sigma is freakin' terrific! Not sure where you live, but if you are in the northern hemisphere get out this weekend because the Milky Way core is going to be below the horizon for us starting next week depending on where you live! So get out there asap! :D -Aaron

[@PhotogAdventures]

Thanks, Jazz! Glad you found us too! That sigma 20mm 1.4 is going to be awesome. I haven't used it before and I don't know how it performs with Coma Aberration but it has an awesome fast aperture and Sigma is freakin' terrific! Not sure where you live, but if you are in the northern hemisphere get out this weekend because the Milky Way core is going to be below the horizon for us starting next week depending on where you live! So get out there asap! :D -Aaron

[@parshatipatel]

Such timely video! I bought PhotoPills yesterday! Also a perfect tshirt for this video 😁

[@PhotogAdventures]

Haha, great to see you again, Parshati! 😄 I am glad I finally got the video out and made it in time to help you! -Aaron

[@parshatipatel]

Yes! Perfect timing-going to cottage this weekend :) only if weather cooperates I will be able to use the app ☹️

[@PhotogAdventures]

Haha nice! Well, sounds like my next video I re-do because my original recording went long should be my video about ClearDarkSky.com and SkippySky.com.au. Those help you know weather the clouds are cooperating or not. I can have perfect timing again. :D -Aaron

[@parshatipatel]

We use Clear Dark Sky at the observatory but it is not very reliable in some of the regions here in Canada! I am planning to buy an LED headlamp to light the foreground.. let's see how it will go!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Awesome and that is too bad about those areas of Canada...I suppose it is only as accurate as the weather stations it gathers its data from. But I also have experiences where unexpected temperatures or moisture levels result in thin cloud cover that ruins everything. Last year, ClearDarkSky was accurate more than 75% of the time. My experience in the BEGINNING of this year was that it failed me three trips in a row. :D Dangit!! Haha it hurt too because I brought along friends who wanted to learn more about Milky Way Photography. As for light painting, it can work okay with LED Headlamps but often they put off a really blue light and color cast your scenery. If you have something with HI-CRI LED Bulbs in them that is the best or something that has a warm color. If you have an option, get one with a warm 5500K or greater color but that too can be an unwanted color cast so a HI-CRI LED would be best if you can. :D Good luck, Parshati!! -Aaron

[@michaelfilofficial]

Really appreciate this explainer!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Thanks for saying that! I hope it helps you get out there! This is our last month for Panorama Milky Way in the northern hemisphere so don’t delay! This week and next will be best! Thanks for watching! 😃 -Aaron

[@michaelfilofficial]

@@PhotogAdventures Planning a trip to Arches in Moab, UT. This really helped motivate me !

[@runheli]

Thanks for the training. I was a bit confused but with your remarks I understood then how it works. Thumbs up.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Thanks for saying that, Rudi! PhotoPills has a rough beginning for all of us as we don't know what we are looking at and how best to use it. But once you get used to it and learn it the app is INCREDIBLY POWERFUL so I am really glad that it is making sense to you now! Thanks for watching! :D -Aaron

[@Bloggerky]

This is very useful -- thanks a lot! I have struggled with the Photo Pills user interface, and it's great to have it explained with clarity. The videos put out by the Photo Pills folks are not the easiest to follow for me (although I am highly appreciative of the utility of their app).

[@PhotogAdventures]

Haha yeah I hear ya. It can be tough to follow them, but I bet it is pretty hard to know on what level to talk about something you know inside and out. That has to be hard to guess what makes sense intuitively to others and what doesn't. :D We had a Listener Q&A with Rafael Pons from PhotoPills a couple weeks ago for a podcast episode and throughout it I kept learning things I had no CLUE existed because they just weren't something you would intuitively guess. :D The full interview is on our channel already, but I am making a highlight reel of the tips I gained from hanging out with Rafael. Check it out! And thanks for your kind words about this video! Thanks for watching and hope you will come back around for more in the future! :D -Aaron

[@lynmaher112]

Thank you Thank you Thank you.... very helpful and clear...

[@nevadaxtube]

Nice job Aaron! I've been waiting for Photopills for Android for a long time now. It is good to see it is finally out in beta. Thanks for the brief primer. I'm looking forward to your comprehensive video.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Awesome! The comprehensive video will have to be segmented otherwise it would end up being an hour or more! :D But I am glad you are looking forward to it. I have it recorded, I just need to redo the intro and outro and edit the thing so it comes off smooth. So it should be no later than the end of this month if not sooner! :D Thanks again for watching, Nevada! -Aaron

[@carlotamorana74]

I have the app in an Android phone. It works great!

[@creeperjoypeqce7236]

Bro anyone know wut camera did he use? Pleaseee really wanna know

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hey Creeper, in this video back then I am just using my Canon 6D to record myself. When I am showing my iPad screen in the PhotoPills app then I am using Quicktime to record my iPad screen. These days I use my 5DMIV and OBS to capture my screen.

[@creeperjoypeqce7236]

Aaron King thx bro for pointing that out, I am confused of choosing wut camera I wanna buy, cheers out bro. Love your videos by the way, keep up the good work!!!🙏🏻🔥

[@marklalonde8526]

Outstanding! Thank you. Easy to follow, very useful.

[@Bitoypalaboy]

WOW THIS IS THE BEST ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL IVE SEEN! THANKS AARON!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Haha wow! Tell me more! 😁😉 Thanks, Joni! That means a lot! The video I am working on right now probably won’t be as good as this one, but once it stops being so hot in the studio and I won’t sweat beads the whole recording I will get it recorded, edited and out tomorrow! Thanks for watching and big thank you for the kind words! Hope you keep loving our content!! 😃😃 -Aaron

[@larrykay6606]

Great video. I loaded PhotoPills on my iPhone to get ready for the upcoming Milky Way season and the app had me scratching my head! Now at least I know the basics for planning some future shoots.

[@PhotogAdventures]

haha right!? I had the app for a couple months before I recognized that the dots were the Milky Way and that was the catalyst for learning everything I could about it! This app is amazing and for Milky Way Photography planning is just about perfect! There are a few things Rafael and German are adding to the app this year and soon that are going to make it even better! Thanks for watching the video and I am really stoked to hear you learned something from it! :D -Aaron

[@dallasgrful]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! This helped me a lot!

[@fofdeejay]

Thanks,very clear 👍

[@alpinewonders]

Excellent video, thanks! Mind you here`s a shout out for night photos with the moon up. The shadows on the ground are also cool. Or "moonstrike" on a tree for example (in time lapse)

[@4740424]

Very informative. Thanks!

[@lakejindsay]

The moon can also be an amazing help if you're trying to get the milky way with an interesting foreground. In fact the shot that won the Astro Photo of the year from the Royal Observatory of Greenwich has a massive quarter moon illuminating the foreground with the Milky way off to the side. But of course if you just are shooting the sky, get that moon out of there. Great video, btw!

[@chrismp2k7]

Wow, fantastic video. Made it so easy to understand. Thank you so much. Can't wait for the full tutorial video, when is it due out?

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hey thanks, Chris! :D I am really glad it helped and hope my future ones will be of use to you! Now if only I could get away from all this website updating work.... :D -Aaron

[@misslilcat]

Thanks for this video tutorial..much better than the one the creators produced. I was hardly able to understand his accent lol. Going to utilize this app on a few camping trips coming up. Thank again =)

[@PhotogAdventures]

Haha I know, Rafael can have a thick accent and when the recorded audio is too quite it can be really tough. :) I am stoked you are going to try what you learned here. Please let me know how it goes and if there was anything you still didn't understand and I will make a new video answering that! -Aaron

[@beutelleemaier3532]

Great, that was very helpful ! Thanks !

[@SachaSG]

Nice!!!!..thanks for sharing..

[@kathyrodriquez7327]

Thanks Arron that helped a ton!

[@PhotogAdventures]

You bet, Kathy! Great to hear from you again, too! I am really glad to hear that the video is making sense. I was very worried about it being too quick to understand and too long to avoid confusing...lol it was a big concern for me. 😅 Thanks for watching again! -Aaron

[@leonardorser3455]

Hey Aaron great stuff dude. I got one question . Your phone or laptop should be pointing north shouldn’t it and if so shouldn’t the app be able automatically point north. I can stand looking south with my phone pointing south and the app says it’s pointing north. It just assumes the top of the phone is pointing north

[@PhotogAdventures]

Heya Leo! Yeah you have the option in PhotoPills while looking at the Planner to hit the compass at the top and it will swap between following the direction you are pointing and sticking with how I enjoy it with North at the top. So you can customize no problem. Thanks for watching my old video! Hey, can I survey you briefly? The process hasn't changed all that much truthfully, but do you think it would be beneficial to have an updated version of this same lesson? Complete with a few extra tips that I have learned since this one? What do you think? -Aaron

[@leonardorser3455]

@@PhotogAdventures hi Aaron. Thanks for answering this. I figured it out after awhile . I never claimed to be the sharpest tool in the shed. I found the pills video on how to use it. It pretty basic stuff but the app has so many things going on that I find it hard to find somethings or even realize that it can do certain things . Lots of videos later Im finally getting a grip. Now if the frigging weather would cooperate. Thanks a bunch

[@thenar]

Thanks that was helpful on several levels. I a-preciate your time.

[@lloydstuartm.d.5625]

Hey Aaron, I just got the app on my cell phone. When I'm in the planner tab, I'm not getting the information on the right (such as how the milky way will be oriented) that you are showing on your video. Is there a way for me to show that info on my android or is this something I would have to use my i-pad to see. Thanks! Great video!

[@carlotamorana74]

Thank you so much! Im planning a Milky way in Yosemite! yey!!!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Ahh right on, Carlota! 😃 Yosemite is awesome. You are going to love it! I hope you will come back here after the trip and let us know how it went! Thanks for watching! -Aaron

[@vaunsphotography6820]

Really good explanation of how to use the app. I hope to get a Milky Way shot sometime in my future.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Definitely get out there and capture one! You have a few more days this week if you are in the northern hemisphere and then some short short windows in November to see the Galactic Core. The season is definitely coming to an end for us. Sadly. -Aaron

[@Iacutone]

This is great, thanks!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Thanks, Eric! I always love to hear that this has been helpful! I have more coming out soon - just moved to a new apartment and setting up my new studio here so I am excited to get going on more tutorials by the end of the week! :D -Aaron

[@joefrat]

Thank you for a great synopsis. Software suggestions are always welcome.

[@Vara91391]

8:35 i m not getting that white line pointing at galactic core when I try it

[@prashantnz]

Thank you sir. You are awesome.

[@alicjab.lombard4445]

Hi, Thank you for the tutorial. What is the other app you recommend at the end of this video. It is not very clear.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hey Alicja! Do you mean Stellarium? I think at the end there I say Stellarium. It is a free app that does help you know where the Milky Way will be and what times it is above the horizon. It is awesome BUT it just doesn't include the info like PhotoPills does where you can say where you will be standing and know the direction to look for the Milky Way Core as precise as you would want. Which is why I love PhotoPills. :D Did that answer the right question? Hope so! Thanks for watching, Alicja! -Aaron

[@alicjab.lombard4445]

Yes, I think that is what you said. What confused me was that you said it is free, but according to 'Play Store" the price is $2.49. No big deal but I just wanted to make sure I got the name correct. I already have the PhotoPills. Thank you such a quick response!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Ahhh that is a good point! The thing is, the MOBILE app isn't free on the iOS App Store or Google Play but at times it has been. So that is a tough one to be accurate with. However, go to Stellarium.org and you will see that the Desktop Application is actually free and a LOT better! So that is an option if you are interested. :) You are welcome for the reply! Anytime! Thanks for watching our channel! :D -Aaron

[@alicjab.lombard4445]

Thank you. I will check it out.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hey all! We are excited to tell you that we are hosting a contest sponsored by PhotoPills where we will be giving away THREE COPIES of the app next week! Contest is a photo contest through Instagram. Next Wednesday June 7th we will have Rafael "The Bard" Pons on the Photog Adventures Podcast where we will do a LIVE Q&A and will announce the winners then! See details here: www.photogadventures.com/ Good luck everyone! -Aaron

[@lisatalley296]

Just found this. Thanks for a visual explanation on how photopills works👍

[@PhotogAdventures]

You bet! I just realized how lost I was getting following my own explanation with how the pages switched so fast and one could barely follow the changes. So putting it up on the board visually helped a lot. Really glad to hear that it helped you too! Thanks for watching! -Aaron

[@jb-argon9033]

Thank youuuuuuu. This is great.

[@PhotogAdventures]

You bet, Jamie! Thanks for watching and especially dropping a line of thanks! 😃 Really appreciate that! -Aaron

[@gpairsystems]

I hope we see us one day again in the field

[@jamesjimmeyer7775]

THANK YOU so much for this video!!!!!

[@JimChagares]

Thank you for the great video. My Planner does not show the circles, milky way circles or the white and gray lines. Android Note 4 with PhotoPills v1.1 Thank you in advance.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Heya James! You most likely have the button triggered that turns those off and honestly it is pretty impossible to know that these squares on the panels are buttons. haha I had the app for over a year before I knew! :D So how to fix it is go to your app and go to PLANNER. Swipe the panels from the TOP to the right or left until you see the PANEL that will say "Visibility GC" and next to the text you will see the SQUARE WITH WHITE CIRCLES IN IT. Since you are not seeing the Milky Way Arch on the planner, most like you JUST see the white circles and the square is darkened a bit grayed out. TAP THAT SQUARE with the White Circles in it and you will see a YELLOW CIRCLE, WHITE CIRCLES YOU ALREADY SAW and a GRAY CIRCLE now. If you see that you will probably have noticed the Milky Way arch has come back on the planner with those arching/semi-circle of dots. Does that fix it? -Aaron

[@JimChagares]

OK, I found where to turn it on.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Awesome! Glad that worked! Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching! -Aaron

[@RicardoEsway]

this is super helpful, thanks!

[@PhotogAdventures]

You bet, Ricardo! I can't say enough how good it feels to hear that it has helped more than myself and maybe 2-3 people. This has been fun. Hope more people keep finding it! :D And if you want more, we actually had Rafael Pons from the PhotoPills team on our podcast live this week to talk more PhotoPills and the video has a lot of great tips if you are interested. Check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGG5hneFd555bsU Rafael joins us by the 14th minute. I am going to edit a highlight version of this podcast with Rafael that will be easier to follow, but for now this is available. Thanks again for watching, Ricardo! -Aaron

[@randyhowell7067]

Well done!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Thanks Randy!

[@gedheaton1415]

Agree with many on here,probably the best I've seen at explaining how to shoot the MW,I'll excuse the PP team cos of language barriers, Great Job Aaron,liked and subed.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Wow, Ed! Huge compliment and thank you for subscribing!! I really appreciate it! Definitely the language barrier and difficulty in understanding Rafael is not his fault. Love that guy and love his work! As for subscribing to the channel, there are so many videos in my queue that I am excited to get out starting in January! Life is so busy and I will be more free in January to get out more tutorials so please keep checking in! 😃 -Aaron

[@paulg8089]

That was well done! Thank you!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Thank you for watching it! :D I am really loving the positive response to this video. I am going to keep up bringing these videos out. WIth luck, soon. I keep saying "this week" to others and then find myself without any time...so I will just say "soon" this time. Thanks again, Paul G! -Aaron

[@Lexxo777]

Thanks a lot Aaron, thjs was VERY HELPFUL! I just picked up the Android Beta. I couldn't get the circles to come up, but holding my phone in landscape allowed the visibility icon to appear for me to tap. Really looking forward to the next videos, Subbed, Clicked the notification bell and smashed the like button ;D

[@PhotogAdventures]

Haha awesome, Rexx! I honestly haven't personally used the Android beta yet and just assumed the circles would be there automatically. So Android users have to roll into landscape orientation to see a button that turns them on, eh? That is too bad. Mine are on my iPhone 5s in portrait orientation no problem. I am really stoked to hear that you are excited for more videos and joined us here and subbed! hahaha thanks for smashing the notification bell too! :D That is awesome! Thanks again for watching and can't wait to hear from you next video! -Aaron

[@Lexxo777]

Thanks Aaron, New moon next week, pretty keen to get out and shoot for the first 'real' time, complete noob here! ps: just figured out i can scroll pages in portrait mode.... #noob !

[@PhotogAdventures]

Haha! You have got to let us know how your first real time goes! Hope you get great weather and can find a dark enough sky, you are going to Love it! -Aaron

[@Ricky_25n]

Thank you soooo much!

[@dhexistentialist5215]

Thank you, you've helped me understand this app now, much appreciated. Subbed :)

[@PhotogAdventures]

Duane Right on! Thanks Duane! Seriously always happy to hear that! This app is amazing and I keep learning stuff even today that I have at least 10 videos that I still want to do that I’ve been wanting to do for months that talk about features in PhotoPills that just save me incredible amounts of time! Thanks for watching and look for our next video on Friday afternoon! 😃 -Aaron

[@dhexistentialist5215]

Photog Adventures everything was explained perfectly, I found you after not being able to understand the official photopills guy very well and needed something clearer which you delivered. Keep up the good work. Cheers.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Duane I love Rafael but I completely understand! So glad you found us! -Aaron

[@dhexistentialist5215]

Photog Adventures yeah nothing against him at all, just a language thing for me. Just watched your Autumn vid which was great also, amazing scenery you have there, shame you didn't quite make it in time to your spot, there's always next time :)

[@PhotogAdventures]

Exactly! Just a language accent barrier. And right!? I wish I could have made it but the image I took out of the attitude of it being a consolation prize turned out pretty well! I don’t think I would have tried for that late of a shot if I hadn’t been late. So definitely there is next time and I feel like it worked out well in the end! 😃 -Aaron

[@fhdbinkhalid]

I don't find this big white circle around the pin i only see the blue Yalow and red line can any one tell me why and how can i fix it please ?

[@spydox1]

My planner doesnt have the milky way circles? Is that a setting to add it?

[@Littleswaring]

Spydo Staxxe mine doesn’t either. Did you ever figure this out?

[@cre8tivity06]

Can anybody help me with this? What map type was used in the planner in this video? I’m not seeing the circular grey lines on my device in the planner and I’m not seeing the dotted line representing the Milky Way core either.

[@julianli2177]

awesome tutorial dude, should get sponsored by PhotoPills haha. just wondering if you posted the more comprehensive tutorials you were talking about. cheers

[@PhotogAdventures]

Thanks, Julian! Haha wish PhotoPills would pay me but they know they get enough good publicity fanboy talk from me for free! :D That said, we definitely owe PhotoPills. Ever since we got Rafael Pons (The Bard) from the PhotoPills team to come on our podcast we have been in good contact with him and have a great relationship with him! In fact, on his USA tour he is going to work a workshop with Brendon and I in just a couple Saturdays! Going to get to hang out with him a lot over the next couple weeks and really get to know him! Going to be a blast! :D As for my more comprehensive videos, they have been in editing bay hold and most need to be filmed still. It has been terribly hard to keep up on the podcast edits and Friday videos already let alone adding extra videos. BUT that said, Brendon and I have a goal to bring out content much more frequently here as we begin Year #2 in Photog Adventures and starting this week, plan to deliver a lot to Facebook and KZbin. So stay tuned to see if we can follow through with that! :D -Aaron

[@julianli2177]

awesome dude, great to hear. thats a really cool opportunity, enjoy the workshop dude. And looking forward to new releases

[@PhotogAdventures]

Yeah man, thanks! We are really looking forward to it and will be working hard to bring those releases! :D -Aaron

[@richhughes2225]

Thank you, Aaron. That was a really helpful tutorial. By the way, are those panels from Doonesbury on your wall?

[@chrisdeantonio1498]

This was so helpful. Thank you for deciphering all of those icons and lines!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Haha you bet! Just last night Brendon and I were testing our understanding of a hidden GEM of a section in PhotoPills and it was just amazing how hard it is to have guessed how to use that feature but now we get it! I am really hoping to have enough time this weekend to produce a video about it. It is quite a great feature but all the icons and lines and features get pretty confusing in PhotoPills. :D -Aaron

[@SorenBarahona]

Gracias bro

[@PhotogAdventures]

You are welcome, Man! :D Glad it was helpful to you! -Aaron

[@Groesch7777]

I've noticed there is a vertical turquoise meter next to the milky way visibility. Even after the moon sets (currently it's a half moon) the meter is still quite low. SO, I guess what I'm asking is, even after the moon SETS, its phases can STILL make or break visibility for a photo?? Great video by the way bud! Thank you!

[@PhotogAdventures]

Heya Thomas! First off, thanks for watching my video! :D As for your question, that meter next to the Milky Way is simply & succinctly declaring a night a GREAT ONE for Milky Way Photography or LESS THAN GREAT. The ONLY nights that have full turqoise bars are those surrounding a New Moon and then it gets low to empty the closer it gets to Full Moon phase. In short, if you see ANY BARS at all, you know you can go out and do Milky Way Photography BECAUSE at some point during that night there will be a moment where the Moon is down. It isn't saying any image taken that night will be lesser, it is declaring that there are fewer hours than say on a New Moon phase night. Make sense? So absolutely not, no matter what phase the moon is in, once set low enough below the horizon it will NOT affect your Milky Way image. -Aaron

[@Groesch7777]

@@PhotogAdventures Awesome!! Makes perfect sense!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@nicktarboxphotography1045]

Why can't I see the milkyway phase in the moon app, plus when I try to change my location, it will not let me enter text, just numbers.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Heya Nick! Without being there in person, I can only guess. But first off let me say update the app ASAP. Just in case you have an older version on your phone. Let me guess first on why you can't type in more than numbers.When in the Moon Pill, hit the "SETTINGS" button in the top right. Then tap the line saying "POSITION" and make sure to turn off "Autoupdate". Once you do that, the box to type should appear. There you can search locations by name and set your location from where the moon data will be drawn. SECOND the seeing the Milky Way Phase. I am assuming you mean seeing the Milky Way graphic in the 24-hour timeline in the space below the image of the moon phase. The milky way dots show up ONLY IF THE MILKY WAY CORE IS ABOVE THE HORIZON IN YOUR LOCATION. So if you are not seeing it, the issue might be where you set the location. The ONLY TIME the Milky Way graphics don't show even though the core is above the horizon, is during months where IT NEVER GETS DARK ENOUGH. For instance, say you are in London and looking at this. You will NOT see the Milky Way graphics because in London the skies at night never get darker than the bright astronomical twilight period. So it won't show the Milky Way graphics even though the core does travel up above the horizon at night. Not until sometime in August do they return again. And that will be entirely dependent on where you are setting the location. PLEASE let me know if that makes sense and if you have any other questions! :D Thanks for watching the video! -Aaron

[@gaprofitt]

So what moons should I consider going out in to shoot, assuming it sets at the appropriate time?

[@hoozleup]

Brilliant - thanks (new subscriber on account of that tutorial) and photopills is an amazing piece of software.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Awesome, Steve! Thanks for joining us! We are going to keep them coming, really appreciate you letting us know you liked the video! Always good to hear it when someone likes the video! 😃 -Aaron

[@guydezeine987]

@@PhotogAdventures Same here....

[@rossim1918]

Can’t get the white line and dotes to show up. What setting am I doing wrong. Help if you can, thanks

[@banditoo7]

I can't get the milky way circles to show on my planner. The option for viewing milky way has a line through the "eye", but sun and moon is available. I'm on an android phone and located in Taupo New Zealand where we can see the milky way all year round. Can some one help please? Thanks

[@grahamestilwell7485]

Great Vid Aaron

[@PhotogAdventures]

:D Thank you, Grahame! Appreciate that positive feedback! Even more excited than I already was to get home from work tonight and pump out my Stellarium and my "Will it be cloudy?" videos! :D -Aaron

[@grahamestilwell7485]

Nice one Mate, looking forward to the upcoming installments :)

[@grahamestilwell7485]

BTW Aaron, have you done any tutorials on image stacking the MW to reduce noise?

[@PhotogAdventures]

Right on! It will be late tonight that I finish them but I will get at least one of them out if not two! :D -Aaron

[@PhotogAdventures]

I started a video comparing two stacking image examples from a Rokinon 24mm and a Tamron 15-30mm at its 24mm and I need to re-do it. That video though will only show the comparison of a Rokinon 24mm stacked image vs. a Tamron 15-30mm at 24mm stacked image. What I still need to create is the In-The-Studio portion showing my favorite way to do image stacking on a PC. There is a different program for Mac that is great too that i need to show. So in short, I need to do more testing of the options out there to decide on my favorite clean way of doing it before I can make the video. Stacking is new to me as well and I have been doing some test runs through Deep Sky Stacker, Fitzwork and simply through Photoshop. It will be another month before I am ready for that video most likely. But it is in the works and the research stage is active! :D Thanks for asking! I am glad that a planned video of mine is already getting some interest and showing that it has been worth my time to work on already. Thanks again, Grahame! -Aaron

[@francist6291]

hi there, how to have photopills on computer? thank you

[@maikokennethpacapac7558]

hi how can u enable the white line ?

[@checkeredflagfilms]

would be good to explain what a silo is...and/or augment your tutorial with the actual photographs you took at those locations.

[@PhotogAdventures]

That is a good point! That video has been around for years, perhaps I should update it. Although the info wouldn't be that much different and I love my white board lesson. I can make some parts of the tutorial better and other parts would need to be the same and might not have the same quality in a second attempt. But you are giving me something to think about! Thanks for watching! :D -Aaron

[@C4NTFOOLME]

I don't have gray or white line on mine. How do I get this?

[@PhotogAdventures]

Can’t fool me, sorry that I am sooooo late to this! But did you find it? The square with the image of the Milky Way AS DOTS is a button. An actual button that turns ON or OFF those concentric white circles and the gray and white lines. Did you find that out since then? Sorry again for being so late! 😅 -Aaron

[@Mr727db]

It would be nice if PhotoPills would create that horizontal view like the one you created.

[@PuntokUno1014]

does photopills works offline?

[@PhotogAdventures]

Mostly yes. Some features need data, like the maps, but the gps position info still works. The AR modes are perfect to use out in the field.

[@PuntokUno1014]

@@PhotogAdventures thank you.

[@youna2971]

Why i dont get the galactic center logo on the graphic

[@PhotogAdventures]

CanvAs You probably have accidentally hit the button. It is really tough to know it IS a button so no worries you aren’t alone. On the iPhone you will see the modules at the TOP of the Planner. On the iPad you will see the modules on the right of the planner. Look for the module entitled “Visibility GC” and you will see white dots in a square. TAP that square and you will notice the Milky Way arching white dots appear and disappear when you tap that square. All of the icons in the modules are buttons and it is hard to know it. 😃 Hope that all makes sense! -Aaron

[@MC50000]

Pardon my ignorance - are you then saying so long as the moon has set you can photograph the MW any night of the entire month rather than just the few days around the new moon?

[@PhotogAdventures]

Heya Moira! No worries at all! That's exactly what I am saying! 😃 As long as the Milky Way core is above the horizon and if the moon is not yet risen or already set you CAN capture the Milky Way. This opens up two full weeks before the new moon and after! Just some days have minutes and some have hours! For instance, it was just barely the full moon and I could go out tonight if it wasn't cloudy and have an hour or so of time to see the Milky Way. 😃 Thanks for watching! Please let me know if you have other questions! -Aaron

[@MC50000]

Photog Adventures thanks for responding, that's brilliant news as I thought i only had a few days each month to give it a go. Fab I will look forward to being able to practise more often thanks to you 👍🏻👍🏻

[@PhotogAdventures]

You are welcome! Always happy to respond. Anytime at all! :D Isn't it brilliant? I started out like that too but now as long as there will be an hour of time at least sometimes even 30mins I will drive to a location and get working on my Milky Way Photography! It is so worth it to have that many days to try and be able to work around clouds. I am really happy to hear that you will get out more now! Good luck practicing! :D -Aaron

[@PhotogAdventures]

Just remember to check Photopills to know what the Milky Way CORE is doing. That is best thing to Photograph and it can be in a situation where the moon is set or not risen yet but so is the Milky Way core. You have to time it out when the Milky Way is UP and the Moon is DOWN. :) -Aaron

[@mich8261]

That’s some hardcore photography “before I go to work on Friday, I can go out between 3:47am and 4:37am…”

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hahahaha seriously it is. Sometimes I forgot how crazy I can sound! 😆 Thanks so much for watching the channel! 😃 -Aaron

[@basilbcf]

I just got this appp and I am not seeing the white dots at all WRT the Mikyway. I also don't see the white concentric circles.

[@jforester7]

Any recommendations for those of us who just can't justify spending $10 on PhotoPills? Any other ways of tracking the Milky Way?

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hey again, Jason! :D Sigh...man I know what you mean. Spending $10 on an app feels like buying $100 piece of gear. Apps just don't cost $10 that often. While I will say that it is way worth it and if you think about it from a perspective of skipping one restaurant lunch it won't seem like that much. As far as apps go, your alternative is to use the $6 app PlanIt but at that point, just buy PhotoPills. If you are okay with using the Desktop, Stellarium is great. I am doing a video on Stellarium right now as well and you can get all the information off Stellarium except for knowing the precise angle the Milky Way Galactic Core will be in relation to where you are standing. That just means you have to GO to the location and find out on your own or use Google Maps and where Stellarium shows the Milky Way rising. If you can find a compromise to justify spending the $10, you won't regret it if you go out more than three times a year for Astro. Plus, there are many many features in PhotoPills. You aren't paying $10 for what I just talked about, you are getting much much more so it is a solid purchase. Thanks for watching again, Jason! I will work hard this week to get out the Stellarium video to offer people like you who would prefer a free method a chance to learn how I have used Stellarium in my work. -Aaron

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hey Jason, I have good news if you are still holding out on paying the $10! :D PhotoPills is sponsoring a contest with us where we can give away three copies of the app! Check out details at our website: www.photogadventures.com/ with being a new channel and podcast, your chances of winning should be fairly high! :D -Aaron

[@jessicaash5828]

How to get the white dots??

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hey Jessica! You probably have them turned off and it is because the app is NOT very clear that the PICTURE SQUARES at the Top of Planner ARE ACTUALLY BUTTONS! So go to the one where you see "Visibility GC From To" and TAP the Square on the left until it shows a graphic with both the YELLOW SUN and GRAY MOON and the WHITE DOTS. If you don't see these, then go to the iPhone or Android App on a mobile device and go to Planner and look at the top and SWIPE them left or right to see the different kinds. On a Tablet they are on the right like in my video. There are several of them to swipe there at the top there, one called "Pin to Pin Geodetic Info" or the yellow and gray circle that says "Sun Moon" or the module at the top titled "Visibility GC From To". The one you want is the Visibility GC one. Just TAP the graphic on the top left until the white dots turn on. That make sense? I hope so! :D -Aaron

[@jessicaash5828]

Photog Adventures thank you i did figure it out😁

[@garyshepard7881]

Apparently in version 2.6, they have changed the moon graphics so that it only displays one day at a time now. Makes for less confusion as you indicated in your video.

[@Ben_Stewart]

Or just buy SkySafari 5 for iOS or android.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Heya Ben! Thanks for watching! Does sky safari have the Milky Way arc information and everything too? -Aaron

[@jal2550]

Im EXTREMLY confused with the words moon rise and moon set. How can the moon "rise" at 8:27 AM and "set" at 10:51 PM? Shouldn't it be the other way around???

[@Ib3119cz]

Everything was ok untill i saw your nasa t-shirt

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hahaha why is that bad? You love Milky Way Photography enough to learn about PhotoPills but don't like people being a fan of NASA?

[@PhotogAdventures]

@@iprodigy6746 Seriously. No idea what would bug Pablo about a NASA shirt. Hard to look at NASA as being a political message or statement. Unless it is a flat earther thing.

[@DarkWaveOnSteroids]

5 seconds in, 2 ads smh

[@garybeckwith9045]

Wow. Lots of information going by way too fast. Why the hurry? We who want to learn need slow. Thank you.

[@jrjankowski2224]

Sorry, your using an IPad I'm using an android phone. Your white circles don't appear on my phone which you don't explain. In short this is frustrating and makes the hobby less fun.

[@PhotogAdventures]

Hey JR! Sorry this is frustrating! PhotoPills can be really annoying with how NOT intuitive it is. It especially doesn't help that I am showing from an iPad when you have an Android and don't mention the module buttons and how they work. HERE IS THE ANSWER: In the planner pill at the top of the map there are modules of data. There are several of them. Shadow, Pin to Pin geodetic ( the red and black pin graphic) the Sun and Moon etc. The crazy thing, is that ALMOST EACH MODULE HAS A BUTTON! Those buttons will turn things off and on. The one you need is called "VISIBILITY GC" and has a GRAY SQUARE WITH FIVE DOTS in it. If you tap that gray box with the white dots the white circles will come back on the map. Please try that and let me know if that works! Sorry again that it can get so frustrating. Hope this helps the video start doing what it is meant to do, help the hobby be fun and make PhotoPills easier to understand! Let me know if that works and hope you come back for more tips! :D -Aaron

[@jrjankowski2224]

@@PhotogAdventures Thanks Aaron, I'm starting a lot of this late in life and somehow thing don't click. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Cheers, JR

[@wellwhatthen10101]

over complicated just keep it simple to much into the astronomy side of the app

[@iammituraj]

So only planning is possible...can't take astrophotos on cellphone like gcam7? Dude I am out