0A dark sky free of light pollution is the first and most important requirement to even seeing the Milky Way.
• No moonlight
• Avoid city lights disturbance Give your eyes at least 15-20 minutes to adapt to the darkness, it would be easier to see & location Milky way. If you are unable to see it try any mobile app to locate Scorpio/Sagittarius, position and point the cameras the app reading.
Equipment required:
• DSLR
• Use Wide Angle Lens, go as wide as possible (10mm, 16mm, 18mm etc.)
• Tripod (This really isn’t optional)
• Shutter remote or 2 seconds self-timer
Aperture: The correct aperture for this type of photography is to opt for the lowest f-stop available on your lens. (F2.8, F3.5, F4 etc.)
Shutter speed: Go for 30 seconds, if the shutter speed is too long (more than 30 Seconds), the stars in the sky start to look oblong because of Earth's rotation. 30 seconds of shutter speed only makes the stars look BARELY oblong.
ISO: 3200 is ideal, a high ISO is essential to capture the dim star light.
Get Your Positioning Right: Frame Milky way with a building, interesting rock formation or whatever photogenic subject you may find (For added interest).
Focusing: Use Live View to avoid the headache of trying to focus in the dark, use your camera’s live view feature to manually focus on a bright star. Alternatively, you could use the distance markings on your lens (if it has them) and focused to infinity.
#If the image is under exposed than increase the ISO and shoot again to get the optimum exposure.
