Originally posted by ecostigny I do use apps to help me find the best times to photograph the galactic center. When I first tried it in March, I had to get up around an hour or so before sunrise. I noticed then that Jupiter was right in the middle of the Milky Way. Now I see Jupiter in the western sky not long after sunset. If I want to find a dark spot to photograph our galaxy's core, I'd better hurry if I don't want to wait until the end of next winter!
I don't have a smart phone, but my wife downloaded an app on hers called Star Walk. I haven't spent much time with it, but it seems to help identify what you're looking at in the night sky.
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Originally posted by ecostigny That certainly helps; I would have to drive a ways to see skies as dark as you apparently have. This picture shows what I'm up against.
Nice photo, by the way. What's the water source?