I've always wanted to capture a shot of the milky way, and since this week's theme was space, and there was a new moon, I figured I'd give it a try. I drove out of the city a ways to get to some dark skies. It's amazing how many more stars you can see when you get away from all the light pollution.
I'm really pleased with how well it turned out, and can't wait to get out there to try some more. My next goal is to get a shot of the Andromeda galaxy. I know that's a lot harder to capture than the Milky Way, but I think I can do it.
I started my photo-a-day project on September 6th, 2004 on livejournal, transferred it here around 2011. All photos were taken on the day they're posted...
@homeschoolmom - Thanks. It's easiest if you have a camera that can do high ISO, and have a lens that can let in a lot of light, but you can also try it by opening your lens as high as it can go, use a 15 - 30 second exposure, taking anywhere from 4 - 30 shots of it, and stacking shots together in photoshop. It also really helps if you can get away from any city lights to dark skies.
@homeschoolmom - The darker skies you can find the better success you'll have. Use this map as reference - http://www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/. I think you need to be at least in the green zone, blue or grey would be better.
@sidecar - Thanks! Good to see that you're back.
@homeschoolmom - Thanks. It's easiest if you have a camera that can do high ISO, and have a lens that can let in a lot of light, but you can also try it by opening your lens as high as it can go, use a 15 - 30 second exposure, taking anywhere from 4 - 30 shots of it, and stacking shots together in photoshop. It also really helps if you can get away from any city lights to dark skies.
Good luck!