Why the visibility of the Milky Way changes and how to use Stellarium to find it

[@easttnrailray5685]

Will this work on the moblie app and how?

[@MikeShawPhotography]

Yes, basically the same steps

[@easttnrailray5685]

@@MikeShawPhotography Thank you

[@siddharth-wy2kp]

When I start the app, it always shows the milky way band, no matter what time of the year, is it really there or it's just a decorative prop?

[@MikeShawPhotography]

It's always there, just that we see a different part of it depending on where we are in our orbit.

[@rachmondhoward2125]

The Stallarium is supposed to represent the night-sky as it is but I have noticed that the Milky Way’s intensity also vary over years. I live in the Southern Hemisphere, from 2021, and it might have stated sooner, to now the Milky Way is hardly visible. But I am told it is not possible. Can someone verify if the Milky Way’s intensity vary over long periods and what is the cycle period for intensity changes, if any.

[@MikeShawPhotography]

Any intensity variation would be the result of an earthly phenomenon, possibly light pollution