tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520705626760647250.post1853708740541429939..comments2024-03-28T06:15:41.431-07:00Comments on Into The Night Photography: Finding the Milky Way with Sky GuideRoyce Bairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03361120704934058366noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520705626760647250.post-47230707611381874202014-08-07T18:34:04.560-07:002014-08-07T18:34:04.560-07:00Sorry for the delay. I've been in the bush the...Sorry for the delay. I've been in the bush the past 3 weeks. You can take a photo of the arch with your iPhone, but it will not correlate with the app, it would just be for your reference. You would have to take a compass reading to see the direction you were aiming when you took the photo, then do a time lapse (forward) in Sky Guide to see when the MW moved to that position, and refer to the time it takes place. Once you've had experience with SG in the field, you can judge the height of the MW features to see where they would align with the opening of your arch.Royce Bairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03361120704934058366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520705626760647250.post-84737417822442489082014-07-19T08:13:46.546-07:002014-07-19T08:13:46.546-07:00ah, thanks Royce. Sorry for my poorly worded ques...ah, thanks Royce. Sorry for my poorly worded question. Let me give a more precise example of my question. Say I have an arch and I would like the Milky Way to be in a specific position when I take a picture. Does this app allow me to take a picture with my iphone with the approximate composition I want, and then I can walk through the day/time to see exactly when it will be in that position? Most apps do not take into account the specific skyline and foreground so its always a guess of when it will be in position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520705626760647250.post-25164931624105837272014-07-17T12:52:13.677-07:002014-07-17T12:52:13.677-07:00You said, "If you know the direction of your ...You said, "If you know the direction of your anticipated picture can't you just point the app in that direction and see what happens over time?" Yes, that is what I did (speeding it up by 1000x). You said, "what is the purpose of taking the iphone photo?" The top photo is NOT an iPhone photo. The focus of this blog is about "NightScape" style photography, which requires high-ISO's of around 6400 ISO (the iPhone only goes to about 400), and camera's with huge sensors and low noise at those high ISO's. The daylight photos were taken with an iPhone, only to demonstrate the position that I wanted to achieve with the landscape.Royce Bairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03361120704934058366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520705626760647250.post-74179220186624976552014-07-16T21:41:55.306-07:002014-07-16T21:41:55.306-07:00what is the purpose of taking the iphone photo? I...what is the purpose of taking the iphone photo? If you know the direction of your anticipated picture can't you just point the app in that direction and see what happens over time? Or does the app take into account the elevation of formations in the skyline - so you can see exactly when it comes over the foreground feature, and arch, for example?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520705626760647250.post-8659121820818212212014-07-05T08:05:41.648-07:002014-07-05T08:05:41.648-07:00Bah. iOS only.Looking into SkySafari mentioned ab...Bah. iOS only.Looking into SkySafari mentioned above. Thanks for the suggestion.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335247070927403233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520705626760647250.post-12594087597627348822014-07-05T03:25:08.192-07:002014-07-05T03:25:08.192-07:00Have you tried "SkySafari"? I'm usin...Have you tried "SkySafari"? I'm using it on my Android phone. It is very user friendly och can show you the location of the Milky way, planets, constellations, Sun/Moon etc :)Mattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968697015455205595noreply@blogger.com