April is too early for good Milky Way photography, but during my last trip to the desert I decided to try it out anyway. Right now the Milky Way doesn't rise above the horizon until about 3 am, and even then it's sort of dim. Still, I was out there anyway at 3 am, so why not give it a try?
In the past, I was never able to find good stacking software, but the software I bought for my general astrophotography is a superb stacker. So I pointed my camera toward the Milky Way, kept my exposures to 20 seconds so there wouldn't be any streaking, and took a couple of hundred exposures.
I was shocked at how well it turned out, especially since the individual exposures seemed to show nothing at all. As it happens, I did get some streaking, so next time (whenever that is) I'll use 10-second exposures. Or maybe I'll even haul out the teensy little equatorial tracking mount I bought a few years ago. Who knows?
Beautiful.
Niiiice!
Is the trailed foreground an artistic choice? Perfectly valid one, but easy enough to get rid of in post if you want.
The magnificence of the night sky is something I grew up with, & miss where I am now.
The investment of time, energy, learning, & equipment invested in these results made me think of my state's motto: Ad astra per aspera.
Hope that you are able to return to this pursuit soon & no longer due to the effects of evil Dex.
Pretty darn nice, for a not so great night to photograph to Milky Way.
Wow! That's our immediate neighborhood! The view must be amazing closer in towards the core (but not too close; there's a big-arse black hole there.)
Very nice! What stacking software did you use?
Stunning
Very beautiful, as good a photo of the southern sky as I have ever seen. What I like especially is that the visible stars of the constellations stand out just as well as the Milky Way itself. No problem seeing the Sagittarius Teapot and Scorpio, and where these prominent stars are in relation to the Milky Way.
This image is similar to what I witnessed with my own eyes in a light disciplined ship a few degrees north of the Equator. Bravo Zulu.
The Milky Way looks great but the Earth is drunk and needs to go home.
A wonderful photo; in fact, my new laptop background ("wallpaper" does not do the image justice...).
Bravo et Bon Courage!