Originally posted by WSG Thanks! I wish I had, I was so awestruck, (not good for a photographer) that I blew it. But yes, I'm looking so forward to the spring as well. Have you shot it before? Do have any advice for what lens and settings work best for you? If so, I'd be grateful to hear it.
I've shot it a couple times. I think for the milky way you want the widest fastest lens you can get. I've tried several lenses, and I currently use a Samyang 14mm f2.8, but I will probably trade that in for the recently announced Samyang 10mm f2.8. The goal is to capture the most light without letting the stars trail. So settings of 30 seconds, f2.8, iso 3200 and up usually work well. But I still have a lot to learn, I've only been to truly dark skies once.