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Uploaded by on Jun 14, 2006

The summer Milky Way rises over the Spacewatch 1.8-meter telescope in this timelapse.

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  • Without light pollution I think that's what we would see.

  • Well, we do have some light pollution on Kitt Peak, but it is certainly a lot darker than most places.

  • Nice work. It would be great to have a 24mm 1.8 instead of 2.8. This would be the first time I ever wanted a Canon product rather than Nikon. :)

  • My 24mm f/1.8 lens is a Sigma which I believe you can buy in a Nikon mount. If I were to buy a similar lens again, I'd probably look at a 20mm lens - the 24mm is just not quite wide enough sometimes....

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  • Oh man too many city lights! I want to see the Milky Way so bad!

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  • this view will definitely be breath-taking.. :)

  • I can actually see in THROUGH!!! its dynamic, a disc in the FAR!

  • Yes, Our galaxy disc, after all the stars we see they create this giant disc which is in the FAR that we can see!

  • light polution everywhere. :(

  • It depends a bit on the P&S camera itself. You'll need a tripod to mount the camera on. If the P&S has a long enough exposure of at least about 15 seconds (preferably around a minute), then you ought to be able to get a shot of the Milky Way. If you can use manual focus to set the focus at infinity, you will have a better chance to get a good picture. And then use the 2 or 10 second delay to take the picture with the widest aperture. Also try the higher ISO settings around 400 should work.

  • If I were trying to take a still picture of the galaxy, could i use a point and shoot so long as I wasn't holding it myself?

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