Milky Way over New York State on 4th of July Weekend
Jun 30, 2013 07:48:10 #
I posted this question in the Astronomy Forum.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-129104-1.html
Will the Milky Way be around the 4th of July and at what times?
Thanks for any help!
Pat
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-129104-1.html
Will the Milky Way be around the 4th of July and at what times?
Thanks for any help!
Pat
Jun 30, 2013 08:17:36 #
Jay Pat wrote:
I posted this question in the Astronomy Forum.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-129104-1.html
Will the Milky Way be around the 4th of July and at what times?
Thanks for any help!
Pat
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-129104-1.html
Will the Milky Way be around the 4th of July and at what times?
Thanks for any help!
Pat
Pat, you live in the Milky Way...or in the suburbs of the Milky Way...so its pretty much always around...getting a good shot of it is tricky...
Jun 30, 2013 08:27:02 #
ggttc wrote:
Pat, you live in the Milky Way...or in the suburbs of the Milky Way...so its pretty much always around...getting a good shot of it is tricky...
as i understand it our planet is 90 degrees to the plane of the milky way so for the most part it always over head running east to west. because of all the light pollution and the weakness of tired eyes its tough to see. i too want to shoot the way and i think the way to do it is to have a wide angle and fast lens. you stated tricky to get a good shot can you tell more please.
Jun 30, 2013 08:31:57 #
AIR BOSS 1 wrote:
as i understand it our planet is 90 degrees to the plane of the milky way so for the most part it always over head running east to west. because of all the light pollution and the weakness of tired eyes its tough to see. i too want to shoot the way and i think the way to do it is to have a wide angle and fast lens. you stated tricky to get a good shot can you tell more please.
Here is some good info
http://improvephotography.com/5955/how-to-photograph-the-milky-way/
Jun 30, 2013 08:37:04 #
ggttc wrote:
just a quick look its just what i'm looking for thanks.
i have a tamron 24/70mm 2.8 lens. do you think that will do it?
Jun 30, 2013 08:41:06 #
AIR BOSS 1 wrote:
just a quick look its just what i'm looking for thanks.
i have a tamron 24/70mm 2.8 lens. do you think that will do it?
i have a tamron 24/70mm 2.8 lens. do you think that will do it?
I have actually never tried to do it...but this guy seems to think along those lines...its certainly worth a try!
Post your resluts...I think it would be very interesting!!!
Jun 30, 2013 08:44:39 #
ggttc wrote:
I have actually never tried to do it...but this guy seems to think along those lines...its certainly worth a try!
Post your resluts...I think it would be very interesting!!!
Post your resluts...I think it would be very interesting!!!
like i said the polution is bad here. i live in zipcode 14020 between buffalo and rochester ny about all can see is the big dipper. i been doing star trails with the n. star
Jun 30, 2013 11:15:00 #
Remember my visit to Glacier Park, and viewing the Milky Way was absolutely astounding. Course the whole night sky was.
Jun 30, 2013 11:37:51 #
_Rex wrote:
Remember my visit to Glacier Park, and viewing the Milky Way was absolutely astounding. Course the whole night sky was.
Been there many times...and the night sky is amazing.
Jul 1, 2013 09:53:45 #
From NY, on July 4, you will be able to see it in a N to S arc, with the dark rift being at the southern end of it. Check out the dark sky researchers website. It estimates where the most to least light pollution per capita is. Go to the dark places for best results. Best results = at least 50 miles from metro and suburban areas. Start looking around 9:30 or so... Usually an hour past sundown is when the stars start showing up. You will get better results the later at night it is though.
As already mentioned, the Milky Way is viewable every night in the right areas, however the best part of it is only viewable in the northern hemisphere from late spring to early autumn.
There are a lot of useful apps out there for mobile devices that are interactive and show you where stars and planets are located on any given day. I use GoSkyWatch on my iPad. It's saved me several times with my astrophotography.
As already mentioned, the Milky Way is viewable every night in the right areas, however the best part of it is only viewable in the northern hemisphere from late spring to early autumn.
There are a lot of useful apps out there for mobile devices that are interactive and show you where stars and planets are located on any given day. I use GoSkyWatch on my iPad. It's saved me several times with my astrophotography.
Jul 1, 2013 14:09:32 #
Found this while surfin'. Might provide some help also.....(link removed for spamming)photography-articles/3012-photographing-the-stars-a-quick-guide-to-shooting-the-milky-way
Jul 1, 2013 15:52:11 #
Jul 1, 2013 15:58:34 #
Jul 1, 2013 20:00:17 #
Jay Pat wrote:
I posted this question in the Astronomy Forum.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-129104-1.html
Will the Milky Way be around the 4th of July and at what times?
Thanks for any help!
Pat
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-129104-1.html
Will the Milky Way be around the 4th of July and at what times?
Thanks for any help!
Pat
The Milky Way is our own galaxy. It will be around longer than the Sun will remain a main sequence star.
Jul 2, 2013 22:54:52 #
PNagy wrote:
The Milky Way is our own galaxy. It will be around longer than the Sun will remain a main sequence star.
Our Galaxy like most has a black hole at it's center that has gone into an inactive feeding stage in its existence. This year we may see some fireworks because of an approaching gas cloud that might put it back to actively feeding. Any thing we observe this summer or in the next 100 years actually happened years ago but the visual results are just reaching us now
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