Milky Way Photography Planning | Step by Step Tutorial

👉 To start planning your photos: www.photopills.com/
This is the first video of a complete Milky Way photography course where I’ll cover Milky Way planning, shooting and post processing.
In this video you’ll learn:
- How to easily plan for the best Milky Way photo possible for a given date with PhotoPills (www.photopills.com/).
- If you know the photo you want but don’t know when it happens, you’ll learn how to figure out the exact date and time the Milky Way will be right where you want it to be.
TIME INDEX
00:00 Introduction
01:06 Step 1 Place the Red Pin in the location
02:11 Step 2 Set the shooting date
02:49 Step 3 Switch on the Milky Way layer
08:19 Step 4. Find the shooting spot and shooting time
10:44 Step 5. Find when the composition you want occurs
14:27 Final words
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INSPIRATION
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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS
- Understanding Natural Light: Golden Hour, Blue Hour and Twilights
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- Understanding Depth of Field (DoF) and How to Calculate it
• Understanding Depth of...
- Understanding the Hyperfocal Distance
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- Learn How To Focus at the Hyperfocal Distance in 1 Minute!
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MILKY WAY PHOTOGRAPHY
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MOON PHOTOGRAPHY
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- How to Photograph the Moon with Foreground
• How to Photograph the ... ​
- Moon Photography Masterclass with Jennifer Khordi
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SUNSET & SUNRISE PHOTOGRAPHY
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- How to Plan a Sunset Photo in a Valley | Or a Sunrise
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- Photographing the Sun setting through the natural arch of Es Pont d’En Gil
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
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SEASCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
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METEOR SHOWER PHOTOGRAPHY
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SOLAR ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHY
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LEARN PHOTOPILLS
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- How to Enable and Use the PhotoPills Widgets
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- How to move the Red Pin of the Planner
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- How to Save, Share and Import Plans and Locations with PhotoPills
• How to Save, Share and...
- Mastering the Load button of the Planner
• Mastering the Load but...
- Calibrating the Augmented Reality Views (AR)
• Calibrating the Augmen...
- Understanding the Map Buttons of the Planner
• Understanding the Map ...

[@PhotoPills]

Need help planning the Milky Way? Comment below! 👉 And check this guide to master Milky Way photography: www.photopills.com/articles/milky-way-photography-guide

[@casdenblanken8804]

I have never seen such a positive comment section haha. Fully deserved

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!!

[@jonkers2007]

As a newbie to milky way photography, this was brilliant thanks. I saw another milky way planning video you did on location at the lighthouse, which was really comprehensive. I recommend watching both - the location one does just that, plan to shoot from where you are standing, but this one is good too as it shows what most of us do, planning at home.

[@PhotoPills]

Glad you liked the videos. Thanks John!

[@Bassbarbie]

Brilliant, thank you. So excited to try this. I have so much to learn :)

[@PhotoPills]

Yeah! Give it a try! It's easy and so powerful :)

[@KomalSanjeev]

This is gold! Thank you!

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!!

[@jmfoty4280]

You do a great job of explaining!

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks!

[@azizmehdi101]

Fantastic!!!! Truly fascinating!

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much Aziz!

[@Solo-gx2xc]

Thank you so much. Can’t wait to apply this. I’m new to PhotoPills. Excited to try it out.

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@christinedomingo1552]

I love the way you explain. I am very excited to shoot the Milky Way! Thank you!

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@joeavedu]

You guys are great!!

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much Joe!

[@StevenMusgrovePhotography]

Great video, really useful. thank you. I've used photopills to plan a milky way shoot but not to that degree. i definitely will be next time!! 👍

[@PhotoPills]

Yes! Use the Planner... it takes a bit of practice, but when you master it. It's really super easy :)

[@christinekrebs8328]

Thanks for creating these videos. I have been using PhotoPills for a few years now for Milky Way and landscape photography and I am still learning new things from watching the videos. Particularly for moon planning.

[@PhotoPills]

Cool! Thank you Christine!

[@cinnimonglozer7933]

Love this and I'm really loving the app. Such a great explanation of the planner. Hoping for some Milky Way interest with the upcoming Geminids. Feeling like I got this now. Thanks so much. 👍☄️

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!!

[@HimanshuKhanna]

Awesome video !!! Keep creating such contents !!!

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@PictureLiberty]

Thank you for this great photog tool. Awesome!

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much!

[@endo9913]

Weather permitting I'll be taking my first Milky way shots this week and I've been getting to grips with Photopills today. I wish I'd found your overview first! Yours is by far the best and clearest explanation and delivered with style and enthusiasm. Thanks so much!

[@PhotoPills]

Awesome! Thanks so much Endo! Good luck with your Milky Way photos!

[@rodbell4222]

Nice job on the Photo Pill tutorial...! Clear and concise...! "The Rock," Perdido Key, Florida

[@PhotoPills]

Than you Rod!

[@BretBihler]

Fantastic video..... I have a pretty good understanding of your app, but this really clarifies it much more for me. Especially just adjusting the red pin for your perfect shot, depending on the date. Thanks. I sooooooo appreciate all your videos. Keep it up!

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much Bret!

[@martinanderson541]

Thank you for the information !

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks!!

[@vincenzocuviello8543]

Continuo a dire che questa applicazione è davvero superlativa . Curata nei minimi dettagli e indispensabile. Davvero utili anche questi video.👏👏👏 Bravi! 👌🔝

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much Vincenzo!

[@Karranmgr]

thanks for the video. Very useful :)

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Karan!

[@richhughes2225]

Thanks!

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Rich!

[@BobbyBlue1905]

Sold. 👌🏽

[@PhotoPills]

Welcome to the tribe!

[@wetaverse5472]

Great!...I think it is finally sinking in! :D

[@PhotoPills]

Awesome Giles! Thanks so much :D

[@margaretstapper6907]

Fabulous video!

[@PhotoPills]

Love you too!

[@laurentbouvet241]

Merci beaucoup!!!!! Très bien expliqué, tu es juste le meilleur👍🤙

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much Laurent!

[@Night6436]

Amazing app. Worth every penny.

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much!

[@beardog6569]

I bought this app. No regrets. Thank you for your support lessons.

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@maryellenrosen]

enjoyed your video. thank you

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Mary!

[@herlingwowor1896]

fantastic app thank you for this tutorial.

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Herling!

[@RanathCS]

Great explanation 😎❤

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much!

[@LeonKolenda]

WOW! This application and Video are Awesome!! I think having a feature in Photopills that would allow you to see how the Milky Way looks at different elevation degrees, Actual pictures, at say 15, 30, 45, 90 and that would give one a better visual perspective. LOVE this App! C'mon Covid19, get the hell out of here so I can travel!

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much for the suggestion Leon! And yes... Covid19 go home!

[@malaychaudhary2522]

Awesome content,please try to show the phone screen in a bigger aspect ratio.. keep it up mate

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Malay!

[@nitinghorpade2495]

Pls share post processing of milkyway. Also share who to shoot Pano shots of milkyway. Thnaks you yave photopills is wonderful comprehensive app. Thanks for that.

[@PhotoPills]

Yes! Sooner or later we'll make them :)

[@imrankw]

very useful. will try it in pakistan soon

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you!

[@rahmanhussain153]

Thank you so much, this is such a brilliant video - you've explained everything so clearly, massive help! Quick question - what does the bar next to the milky way icon at the top of the screen mean? Is it visibility? ie the lower number of bars means the less you'll be able to see it?

[@PhotoPills]

It's linked to the Moon phase. When the bar it's full it's new Moon. When it's empty, it's full Moon.

[@History-beneath-your-feet]

Ok, tonight’s the night. All setup and ready to go at 20:58.

[@PhotoPills]

Nice!

[@Abbu724]

Hello you really made a great app

[@PhotoPills]

Thanks so much!!

[@briannicholson2971]

Excellent video, fairly new to milky way photography 🙂

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Brian! I recommend you our guide: www.photopills.com/articles/milky-way-photography-guide

[@briannicholson2971]

@@PhotoPills brilliant much appreciated.., 👍

[@arniet1]

This was great thanks, but I have a query. My location in Northern England doesn't have an optimal date or month where I'm likely to see the Milky Way core above the horizon. I checked between Feb and Oct. The best chance when the core is highest, might've been June but a full moon is crossing right in front! Typical

[@PhotoPills]

Shoot it around new Moon in June or July :)

[@normanrehme3836]

Great video. Thanks. By tapping the planner bar it advances to the next full moon, what if you want to go backwards to the previous point in time? Is there a way?

[@PhotoPills]

Double tap!

[@kernowcoasteering]

Just got the app - loving it. Great video too, I'll be sure to watch more. One question: When I tap the milky way icon, it goes back in time , showing previous new moons, rather then forward. how do I change this, please?

[@PhotoPills]

Welcome to the tribe! If you tap once it goes forward. If you double tap, it goes backwards :)

[@bushcraftandastronomer.3775]

I want to take a legendary shot of the milky way with Loch Ness and hopefully Bessie too. I want it taken with pixel 4 smartphone as I'm getting it really soon. Imagine that kind of shot with the Pixel 4! I believe I can get that shot with Photopills!

[@PhotoPills]

Yeah! PhotoPills will help you plan the shot. Then you'll have to proof your skills with the Pixel ;)

[@thebeardedchinaman]

Just discovered this app. Can I check how to check the weather forecast plus the cloud conditions? Thanks in advance.

[@PhotoPills]

Hi! Thank you! No, weather forecast is not included :)

[@elisebernier2293]

Hey guys, I just bought your app it looks great! One question tho, on the visibility GC says " always invisible " even if I tried different location, could you tell me why ? Thank you.

[@PhotoPills]

Hi Élise! Welcome to the tribe! If you're at a latitude above 55º it might be never night time. So we say GC never visible. Something that might not be true, because the GC can be visible during the Astronomical Twilight. So I'd use the Milky Way arch on the map to plan a photo and try to capture. Experiment in the light conditions you have where you live.

[@pw5391]

Hi PhotoPills I just got the app Thanks for the fantastic video The location I want to take a photo of has a light tower on an island and I can only be on the south side... is the grey line always facing south throughout the year? Thanks

[@PhotoPills]

Hey! The Galactic center of the Milky Way moves from south-east to south west directions through out the year. But for example, from February to May its a great time to shoot a pano of the milky way (shooting north) with the Galactic center almost in the east. If you follow the steps I explain in the video, you'll be able to plan your Milky Way shots :)

[@StellaDavila]

How do you know when you are exactly on the red pin? Is there a blue dot 🔵 indicating your gps position when you are there?

[@PhotoPills]

Very good question Stella. Tap the "+" map button and then the 4th button from the right (arrow head) to switch on your position on the map (blue circle).

[@apfotografie8879]

Hello, thanks for the information how to plan the shoot it helps so much! But I have a question and hope you can help me :) the pills app shows that on a day X in an area, the centre of the milkyway is visible from " 4:54 rise until 5:36 3.5°." How can i find out, if the mountains, that I focus on, are too high so they will cover the centre of the milkyway at 3.5° or not? Sorry for my bad english and thank you very much in advance! :)

[@PhotoPills]

Hey! Place the Black Pin (tap the button on panel 2 above the map) on the Mountain! And Panel 2 will give you the height of the MW above it. Also, if you go in the field, you can use the Night AR view :)

[@ericstephenvorm]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you so much for putting this together! I LOVE this app!

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you Eric!

[@morymachado]

Hello Rafael, thank you for this great tutorial. I am just learning Milky Way Photography and have a question. I am going out to the Utah Canyons and unfortunately my travel days will be close to a full moon. Is there a trick to capturing the Milky Way during a full moon? Thank you

[@PhotoPills]

Cool cool! The issue during full moon is that the Moon is pretty close to the Core. But you can definitely get some Milky Way too. I'd shoot a double exposure (one for the stars) and then one for the Moon... to use them later on post to build something similar to what you see with your eyes. We need to write a guide on MW + Moon... But our current MW guide will help you too: www.photopills.com/articles/milky-way-photography-guide

[@morymachado]

@@PhotoPills Thank you so much I will review the current guide and try your suggestion of double exposure.

[@stevenrobinsonpictures]

How do I get the foreground of place I am shooting at with the milkyway augmented thing though... (not just right now in my house which is what the AR shows me).

[@PhotoPills]

Hi Steven, the AR views are useful on location. We need to implement something different when you're at home. It's in our to-do list :)

[@jotasantos4931]

Hi Raphael .. Wonderful. However i find a place to my photograph near a river and a house. this will happens in a place that i put with the red pin. after search for BRaga in Portugal. The milk way happens at 13/february 2021 at 19.55. However it's almost near the darker grey .. I think I have to change the spot of the red pin. But this will, put me in the water..... Can I see how the milky way and the galatic center will appear in AR Night? And to where should i have to pois my Olympus to shoot the milky way...??? Thanks a lot... All the best for you and all the team at 2021 and thanks for this video...

[@PhotoPills]

The map is best to plan the MW since you see the Arch relative to the Red Pin. The Night AR is great when you're in the field :)

[@brianmccann9769]

I have the Samsung SM-A125f and have been informed that I unfortunately do not have the digital compass that is required. How do I get it?

[@PhotoPills]

Hi Brian, you need to get a phone with compass if you wish to use the AR views.

[@jnasjr]

I am just starting and preparing for my first milk way shot. PhotoPills is amazing. Technical curiosity. How did you handle the light of the light tower during the long exposures?

[@PhotoPills]

You can cover the lens just at the time the light beam will hit the lens for example

[@jnasjr]

@@PhotoPills thanks for your time. I was thinking on this, but insecure, afraid to ruin the shot. Thank you very much!!!

[@Kyotodreamtrips]

hi, I noticed you don't use the black pin, is that correct?

[@PhotoPills]

You can use it too if you want :)

[@chrispayant7050]

Thank you for the excellent video. I will be in a dark sky location but just one day after the new moon with a waxing crescent. Is it still possible to get a good photo of the Milky Way?

[@devanshbhardwaj2014]

Yes definitely! Anything below 10% moon is extremely do-able!

[@PhotoPills]

Yes!!

[@viaconqueso]

I see that a shot I want to take is during a full moon. However, the moon is at -20 degree elevation. Does this mean I can still take the shot? Or will the light from the moon still be too much?

[@PhotoPills]

If the Moon has a negative elevation it means it's below te horizon. So no impact on the night sky.

[@nihalbasnayake2199]

Sun rise/set(no 4), what are the yellow, light blue , white, grey and orange lines ? any video for explanation ?

[@PhotoPills]

Yellow - Sun rise direction Orange - Sun set direction Light blue - Moon rise direction Dark blue - Moon set direction You'll find tons of videos in our Channel kzbin.info that explain different parts of the program :)

[@takeone22]

Hello Can you explain how to photograph meteor shower please? I notice that I can see tham on the AR bot I guess there is more to know? Thank you

[@PhotoPills]

Here you have all our photography guides. Including one about Meteor Shower Photography: www.photopills.com/articles

[@CrystalClearNM]

I now have the app on my phone but it's difficult to see. I'm not at the planning stage yet but I'm wondering if I can use the app on my desktop (which uses a 50" TV monitor) to practice with?

[@PhotoPills]

Hi! At the moment the app is only available for iOS and Android. We'd love to have a desktop version in the future.

[@CrystalClearNM]

@@PhotoPills It seems it would be worth your effort...imagine being able to do your planning using a large screen and sending that to your phone....anyway, plz let us know if and when it becomes a thing...thanks!

[@thomaspengam7862]

Hi, whenever I click on the picture of the milky way on the top left corner, to check all new moons, date goes backwards... Which is not very usefull to plan for future vertical milky ways :-). Any reason why I go backwards in time ???

[@PhotoPills]

This happens when you double-tap :)

[@user-eo9jk1xt6o]

Good afternoon.When shooting the entire arch of the milky way , not part of it, it is better to choose a higher shooting point, for example from a mountain , or does it all depend on the average plan? Shooting takes place in the mountains, there is no lighthouse)))

[@PhotoPills]

Hey! You can photograph the arch from anywhere. No need to be on a mountain. Give it a try and you'll see :)

[@user-eo9jk1xt6o]

yadi.sk/i/Xtb0qQ6BQM_BUw I've already tried it , I like it very much.@@PhotoPills

[@michael_anthony]

what do the blue bars next to the milky way symbol mean?

[@PhotoPills]

It's linked to the Moon phase. When it's full, it's new moon. And then decreases based on the phase of the Moon. In the future we'd like to linked it depending on the hours the Moon is below the horizon when the MW is visible.

[@lightsensestudio8766]

How do we plan for Milkyway panaroma.. I mean if I have to plan for a shot where this lighthouse is in the middle of arch. How far do I need to be from the lighthouse to shoot the panaroma.

[@PhotoPills]

Follow the same workflow to plan the panorama. Just choose a shooting spot where your subject is placed right at the center of the Milky Way arch. How far or close you are from your subject will depend on the composition you want, on how big you want your subject in the photo. Don't worry too much. Decide how you wish to capture your subject in the photo and choose your shooting spot. In the field, you'll have time to get closer or away from your subject to adjust the compo too.

[@lightsensestudio8766]

@@PhotoPills Thanks for you quick response.

[@brentsmithchch]

Quick question. Once I have set the red pin for where I want to shoot does photo pills have a way of navigating me to the exact spot - like my gps does to get me to a waypoint (the red pin in your example), or do I just wander and estimate my location? Cheers.

[@PhotoPills]

Hi Brent, you can activate your position on the map. Watch minute 8:13 of this video, you'll find the answer there: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJawg5yNj6d4d8U

[@brentsmithchch]

@@PhotoPills Perfect - thanks so much.

[@ludupgyatso7]

It need to purchase photopill frkm I phone App Store. I will purchase if really good.? And second question how to know exact direction from my location? And how to set my location? Can it check Milky Way from mobile photopill in day time from my room?

[@PhotoPills]

Hi Ludup! You can do all you mention in PhotoPills. The video will help you plan the MW from home too. To set a direction or place tap on Load (next to Save) at the bottom. And then use the Search bar at the top. To Place the Red Pin to your location tap on the (+) button on the map. And then tap the first button from the left: www.photopills.com/user-guide#step5

[@ludupgyatso7]

@@PhotoPills many thanks to you for giving advice :)

[@PhotoPills]

@@ludupgyatso7 Thank you!

[@jissy8440]

Can you suggest an app with full manual control

[@PhotoPills]

I'm sorry, I don't know any...

[@lushvisuals]

Hey man! I'm from Norway, and in my PhotoPills it says that the milky way will always be invisible, whatever what date I set the planner to. Why is it saying that?

[@PhotoPills]

Hi Eirik! The app says the Galactic Center is not visible, not the Milky Way. The Galactic Center is the brightest part of the Milky Way and it's not visible from latitudes higher than 56º North, and that's probably your case. However, you can actually shoot part of the core and the Milky Way. You'll see that we draw the Milky Way on the map. You can shoot the Milky Way during the night, you can check when the astronomical twilight ends with the app.

[@joeqasim1]

I purchase this photopills for iPhone after a while I switch to android, do I have to pay again?

[@PhotoPills]

Hi Joe! Yes, when you change platforms you need to get another license from Google this time. Apple and Google are the ones selling the apps via their stores. And they don't exchange users :S

[@kdj.imagery4317]

Are you the creator of this Ap and can I purchase it with an old android based phone that's no longer in use as a phone but can access the internet?

[@PhotoPills]

Does the phone has compass? because you'll need it for the AR views :)

[@kdj.imagery4317]

@@PhotoPills Not sure, it's a smart phone or rather it's supposed to be. Thanks for letting me know!

[@mirko2481]

Is it ok if the place i found has level 4 of light pollution on the scale ? Its the besti can get here

[@PhotoPills]

Give it a try!

[@Kyle_Hubbard]

I'd say you could do Milky way up to about bortle 6 and even then you're going to run into issues that will need processing out. You can do narrowband milky way which means you can do it at any bortle, though it won't look anything like the images you've seen. facebook.com/SebastianVoltmerPhotography/photos/a.1669696076449299/2275690962516471/?type=3&theater

[@samueljones5700]

I didn’t quite understand how to jump from a new moon to the next. Can you point me to a written explanation? Thanks

[@PhotoPills]

On the second Milky Way panel. Tap the Milky Way Icon (circle). It's explained in 11:32min in the video 😜

[@samueljones5700]

Thank you. It was an issue with your Spanish to English accent. Purely my fault. Your English is far better than my Spanish. 👍

[@PhotoPills]

@@samueljones5700 I know... I need to improve my english heheh

[@TrangLe-sx5no]

@@samueljones5700 You can turn on closed captions too on KZbin!

[@samueljones5700]

Trang Le I didn’t know that. Thanks

[@jdcoverland365]

Hello from Malaysia. Am I to assume that if the "grey and black" lines are not present you can not shoot the wilkyway? I am at 5.478302N 100.382416 E

[@PhotoPills]

You can Photograph the Milky Way everyday at night. The absence of the grey lines it means that the Galactic center is below the horizon. But I've checked the location you are and the lines are visible in March. Do you see the concentric circumferences? Make sure you have the Milky Way layer on. I explain it in the video.

[@jdcoverland365]

@@PhotoPills Thanks, Does it help if you turn "On" the Milky way icon? Like maybe just a bit? Thanks, somehow that got turned "Off', oops.

[@PhotoPills]

dave cadwell Follow the steps I explain in the video, it's everything there 😉

[@jdcoverland365]

@@PhotoPills Thanks. i figured out that my issue was the fact that the milky way button was off.

[@PhotoPills]

@@jdcoverland365 Cool! Thanks!

[@iSpike]

Thank you, new friend. Happy to subscribe to you. I am new to photography and recently purchased a Panasonic GH5. I have Photo Pills and looking forward to learning how to use my camera and take some great photographs of the stars. I did take a few test photos of the moon a week ago and published them in my Instagram here: instagram.com/ispikeaustralia/?hl=en Much friendly love to you mate. Cheers from Western Australia

[@PhotoPills]

Thank you! Welcome to the tribe 😎

[@shupingyin8082]

my new moon calendar is going backward. I'm new to photopills

[@PhotoPills]

Do a singe tap. You are probably double tapping. One tap goes towards. Double tap backwards

[@suzyqsviews5698]

You frustrate me . I do not understand you when you speak so quickly. I have tried using text for hard of hearing (which I am) but you just explain way too quickly. I’m a newbie at Photo Pills and I get really upset when I can’t understand something that should be easy.

[@PhotoPills]

Hi Suzy, I know I have to improve. But youtube gives you the option to slow down the video. Give it a try. Also, in this photography guide you'll find a full Milky Way planning section: www.photopills.com/articles/milky-way-photography-guide