Best areas in North America for shooting the Milky Way?

9 years 2 weeks ago #435502 by Dave Worton
Summer months are nearly here and I'd like to rent an RV and do some traveling for 3-4 weeks.  I can work from the road so I have that covered.  I would like to plan my stops around places that are best photographed at night.  Ideally where the Milky Way can be easily photographed.  If you know of some notable spots, please post them. 

Thank you

Dave


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9 years 2 weeks ago #435510 by hghlndr6
If you're on the east coast ... Cherry Springs State Park, Coudersport, Pennsylvannia.

www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/cherrysprings/
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9 years 2 weeks ago #435511 by garyrhook
I believe that farther south is better. And you'll want someplace dark.

Really dark. This might be helpful:

www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/


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9 years 2 weeks ago #435528 by KCook

garyrhook wrote: I believe that farther south is better. And you'll want someplace dark.

Really dark. This might be helpful:

www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/

:goodpost:
Try the southern end of Baja, Mexico.

Kelly Cook

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9 years 2 weeks ago #435536 by effron
Central Adirondacks are as good as any, better than most spots in the east. Out west there are many spots. See Hook's link....

Why so serious?
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9 years 2 weeks ago #435562 by garyrhook
Tonight I shall be at the McDonnell Observatory for a Star Party. I hope to get something interesting while I'm out in the middle of nowhere.


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9 years 2 weeks ago #435572 by Jim Photo
Wouldn't you get a good view up towards Alaska?  


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9 years 2 weeks ago #435592 by KCook

Jim Photo wrote: Wouldn't you get a good view up towards Alaska?  

Too far north.  The best bits of the Milky Way are south of the Equator.  Which can be seen, in part at least, from the most southern regions of the Lower48.  But not so much from AK.

Kelly

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
kellycook.zenfolio.com/

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9 years 2 weeks ago #435710 by Frisco
Yep, you'll want to take a trip south of the border, where you can hear the mariachi play

Nikon 18-55mm VR, Nikon 70-200mm VRII f/2.8, Nikon 50mm f/1.8, Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8, SB-700 & SB-800
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9 years 2 weeks ago #435806 by Garbo

KCook wrote:

Jim Photo wrote: Wouldn't you get a good view up towards Alaska?  

Too far north.  The best bits of the Milky Way are south of the Equator.  Which can be seen, in part at least, from the most southern regions of the Lower48.  But not so much from AK.

Kelly



Unfortunate, but true

Nikon D300: 24-70 2.8 | 70-200 2.8 VR |Sigma 150 2.8 | 50 1.4 | SB-800
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9 years 2 weeks ago #435807 by garyrhook
I learned that the better part is visible in the fall, not now. And the farther south, the better.


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9 years 2 weeks ago #435831 by Stealthy Ninja
Probably Canada.
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8 years 11 months ago #441331 by Jorge Abril


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