milkyway plus clouds

[SVTcoolguy]

it's so cool, it's like we're we're sittin on a natural sightseeing spot for the cosmos.

[vwlover94]

Also do you need to see alot of stars with the naked eye? such as the center of the milkyway? and no haze from any direction right? all ink dark skies?

[mschilder123]

@vwlover94 Yeah, being able to tell where the milkyway is w/ the naked eye is a good indicator of atmospheric conditions. But best and easiest feedback is to take shot and look at the camera's lcd.

When conditions are good those previews tend to draw a wow! since the camera exposure accumulates a lot of light over time.

[vwlover94]

@mschilder123 Ok thanks, ill go somewhere darker next time, and ill probably get a wide angle lens, and ill probably go to bakersfield,ca or very near, i remember one time i drove their and as the other cars where passing by the opposite way, i was still able to see the center of the milkyway even though lights from the cars where hitting my eye, thats how dark it is over their, :D

[inappro]

brilliant....no words to describe....

[Narutohi67]

does this happen yearly or can you see it every day?

[PokemontrainerNelly]

That was simply beautiful

[RMAOA]

Again thank you for taking us/ me to such places. I am doing just only music and now enjoying your great videos which is great reminder that the world is more than music .

Thank you. Will subscribe and visit your Chanel.

[Jadistk]

Simply incredible.

[xlace]

Great work! I tried to do something like this but without effect, because I have too dark lenses and ISO 1600 was not enough.

[WrongLover]

I hate myself doing it :(

I have the 5D and 50mm 1.4 and I can't get to see more than 4 stars in the sky :S

anything I need to know?

I set it to Bulb mode and the iso to 3200 f/1.4 and hold it for 10 sec.

help...

[mschilder123]

@WrongLover I have the 50/1.4 and did a test shot at iso 3200, f/1.4, 10 seconds at a moonless night in a remote area. Plenty stars.

So the trick is remote area, as high in elevation as possible. Any pollution / haze / fog / cloud layer in the sky kills stars. From a city, or any populated area really, no chance of milkyway sightings, sadly.

No need for bulb mode, use manual for up to 30 second exposures. And a tripod ;-)

[vwlover94]

@mschilder123 wow that was even helpfull information for me!!!

[vwlover94]

@mschilder123 and i have a highend point and shoot and shoot at raw, from my panasonic lumix fz100,. but here is my problem, last night i went to Castaic lake,CA and the level of darkness is orange from the white to black chart (google it) and i barely barely saw the cygnus constellation and put my tripod on the floor look up and snap away using these settings

[vwlover94]

@mschilder123 (my camera has noise issues of course small sensor)F2.8 24mm wide, 45sec shutter, iso 400 and manual focus, but i got the L.A and San Fernando valley haze and got horrible results , so do you recommend a better camera, a better darker location ? Or both :D

[mschilder123]

@vwlover94 Don't forget a faster lens ;-)

L.A. smog is good for dramatic sunsets in Joshua Tree, not so much for stargazing.

[phoric]

@WrongLover yes, get away from urban areas and light pollution and you will see more stars. You should be able to see them somewhat with the naked eye. Clear, cold winter nights are the best time because there is less "noise" in the atmosphere.

[maidongst]

nice

[marlo1204]

if i could i would fly up there and just explore...

[ianbrooks]

wow very awe inspiring. its crazy to think all those stars look like one speck of light in the distance. AND we dont live in a particularly special galaxy. there are many like it.

[Maudzer]

I hope that i could see this breathtaking sight in my real live. Just one night there. It's one of my dreams. :)

[jcmegabyte]

Super cool shot! I'm guessing that there was a 10 second dark frame subtraction performed by the camera after every shot, which would account for that 20sec frame interval with a 10sec exposure. Also, what were you using for an intervalometer?

[mschilder123]

@jcmegabyte no dark frame subtract used, noise wasn't bad for the 10sec. The dark frame subtract might keep the sensor hot, and add more noise over time? I use the canon tc80n3.

[jcmegabyte]

Cool - thanks for the info :-) I've been considering the 5D2 for its sensitivity and clarity, but the shutter lifespan is a slight concern - I can easily shoot 3000-5000 frames on a good day/night, so I'd have to use it only for the best shots!

[HeligasteHelvete]

The bright "star" in the end is Jupiter.

[elugwilith]

Why trees didn't move? No wind? Or faked trees? :P

[mschilder123]

yeah, pretty much no wind. At least not near the ground. And those clouds weren't moving too fast themselves.

[elugwilith]

@mschilder123 I see. Thanks for reply. 5 stars for you, amazing video. Especially a very big star at the end. Which star is it (name)? Do you know? Polestar?

[mschilder123]

Probably Sirius. It looks like cross due to coma, optical aberration.

On this hemisphere stars appear to rotate around the Polestar.

[Philiwily]

Wow, the lighting is amazing. What settings did you use to shoot this on your camera? I have a Nikon D5000 and unfortunately,y it won't let me use the intervalometer unless I have it set to auto, so I can't manually adjust the aperture and such. :(

[YoureyMedia]

what is the red thing in the very beginning?! drag the player all to the left and don't press start..

[mschilder123]

airplane

[YoureyMedia]

oh ok.. nice video btw!

[rage666956]

i have never in my 23 years of life seen the milky way, i wish id see it....

[netsoj]

fav'd

[Miqimus]

there you can see more stars than in finland. (but maybe is is cause i live third biggest city so the light .... )

[naguleader]

amazing

[iArchonius]

wooah truly amazing !

What Camera did you use to Timelapse this ?

[youtubedude]

my god, it's full of stars.

[neuromonkey]

Cool!

[Codaflow]

That was absolutely fascinating. Well done.

[maritoruiz00]

This was so boring.

[mschilder123]

pay attention to the naked girls in front of the trees next time

[woopzitwasme]

now THAT is an awesome timelapse.

[Nocalas]

awesome

[chintupawan]

wow its amazing looking at those many stars.. I want to go camping far away from city life jus to look at stars

[shakeyphil]

are we looking inwards to the centre, or out to the one of the spiral arms?

[RecipeCollector]

love it. looking into space boggles my mind. our planet becomes entirely insignificant.

[ipodroznik]

wspaniały film!

[kiloechokilo]

Are you sure you weren't looking south? :)

[mschilder123]

Yeah, the milkyway movement suggests as much, doesn't it? I was guessing based on the campsite and road. Clearly it was pointed south-ish.

[dash1011]

What did you use to shoot this? The apature must be been totally cranked yet there seems to be very little grain! It's a great shot, just curious how you pulled it off.

[tsutomukun]

yep i am also wondering how it was done : )

[mschilder123]

See 'more info' on the top left, has the relevant camera settings.

Took the JPGs straight from camera, picture style 'landscape'.

Quite amazing how much light iso3200 at f/1.4 for 10 seconds collects..