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Thanks for all the information! Was this the app?:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker
I was in the prairies for a bit (SK) and now I'm in Metro-Vancouver. I'm thinking I'd have to drive at least an hour for anything like this.
For St. George, go south out the Arizona strip. There's two ways to get there.
From downtown St. George get to I-15 and go south to exit 2. Take exit 2 and go east bound on Southern Parkway to the River rd exit. Take the exit and turn right onto a dirt rd. You immediately cross the state line into Arizona. Take the dirt rd as far out as you feel safe and then gaze away.
Hit River rd in the center of St. George and take it south until you pass over a cattlegrate and hit a dirt rd, same as above.
Edit: You could also go here: https://goo.gl/maps/vkxwPTL8yLu
edit 2: Great app for stargazing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker
Just get a cheaper Android tablet to cart around outside and there are a bunch of free sky viewing apps. Just point the tablet in the sky. If there is wifi, pull up the info on the object of interest. The video is for iOS but the app is on Google Play now.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker&hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlos2KqdEEA&feature=youtu.be
Star Tracker.I also use (this satellite tracker)[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trusty.ty.satellite]
They're so handy for people like me who constantly look up and think "omg is that a UFO" (it's almost always not, usually just a star Ive not noticed before lol)
If you have Google play, you can install this app and verify the spherical nature of our planet via the rotation of objects in the sky with your own eye balls: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker
It uses a phones built in compass and/or GPS to show you a picture of space wherever you are looking. You can even use it to look straight through the earth.
It'll outline constellations, planetary orbits, comets... It's all-around just an amazingly well made app and for anyone interested in astronomy.
There's Startracker, unsure if it will show these things though. Sadly my phone doesn't let it work as it doesn't have a magnet, damn it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker&hl=en_AU&gl=US
Using an app like StarTracker or SkySafari on your phone will help you. You point your phone to the sky and it gives an overlay for the stars and constellations.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker&hl=en_US&gl=US
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker
Just point at the star with your device. Not entirely accurate but by observing nearby celestial objects you can easily find out ehat u are looking for
There are several free apps that use your gps in realtime and can show you the exact sky when you hold your phone up. Like "star tracker" Check out "Star Tracker - Mobile Sky Map & Stargazing guide" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker
You would be able to tell exactly what you're looking at any given time
Star Tracker is really pretty/polished, and it uses real pictures to represent the planets/nebulas/galaxys (although they are oversized/not to scale).
Star Tracker is a good app for Android. Maybe for Ipod/Ipad too? My son and I use it to see what's up there every so often, and can verify that is Venus.
Edit: Star... not sky. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker&hl=en
Yadda, yadda. These tips are good and all. But.... The lazy way I've found to do it was on a "What's your favorite app?" reddit the other day.
Get Star Tracker and Heavens Above.
Star Tracker can be for android or apple. Just hold your phone up(with GPS on)and figure out what your actually looking at. No telescope necessary unless you want a closer look.
Heavens-Above is like star tracker except you can track satellites and the ISS. It's a little bit harder to navigate, but still pretty neat.
If you like watching the moon/mars, etc. Here's an App that watches the night sky:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker&hl=en_US
You can definitely do this with your 600D.
Don't worry about having perfect equipment, just use the equipment you have at hand. The goal isn't to take a perfect image, the goal is to take an image -- and if you enjoy it, you can learn to make it even better by getting different equipment, etc. It's worth remembering that no matter what equipment or money someone has, they'll never beat a shot from space:) The atmosphere is in the way.
Focal Length: Choose a short focal length lens. 50mm is fine. 24 mm is fine. The longer your focal length, the shorter your exposures can be before getting star trails.
Focus: Auto doesn't work here, and focus is funnily one of the challenging things for this type of wide field astrophotography. Make sure to focus manually at optical infinity (which is equivalent to focusing on a distant object like a street light).
Exposure duration: For duration of exposure, the goal is often to go as long as possible without going so long as to get "star trails." Follow a rule of thumb like the rule of 500: 500 divided by the focal length of your lens is the longest exposure (seconds) before you get star trails (e.g., with a 24mm lens on a full frame camera. 500 / 24 ~ 20 seconds).
ISO: Don't worry about jacking your ISO up super high. That will produce noisy images. An ISO of 800 or 1600 is fine. That said, feel free to experiment and see what you like best.
Aperture: You are trying to capture a dim image, so you want to collect as much light as possible. This is done by using the widest aperture (lowest f-number aka "fastest lens") you have available. Then open that baby up and shoot as wide as possible. It's worth noting here that many lenses are not sharpest wide open, so consider stopping down one click to reduce aberrations from the lens. That is, if you have an f/1.4 lens, you could shoot fully open at f/1.4, but consider stopped down to f/1.8 or f/2.0. Here I am describing pretty fast (= expensive) lenses, because those are optimal. However, don't be discouraged if you don't have those types of fast lenses. Just use the best you have.
Shutter release: Any tiny wiggle will blur your image, so use a remote shutter release, or use the timer count down feature on your camera. You know, where you click the shutter button, and it then waits 3 seconds to take the photo. That way, any vibrations will have time to dampen before the shutter is opened and the shot is taken.
Tripod: Your regular ol' tripod will work, but a sturdier tripod is always better because of vibrations and movement from wind and whatnot. In more advanced astrophotography applications this is where the magic happens. To overcome star trails you can buy a mount (technical term) that will track the sky by moving the camera in line with the sidereal movement of the stars across the sky. This helps to prevent star trails because the camera is moving with the stars, "tracking" the sky. In reality, mounts aren't perfect, and have limitations depending on the type of mount you have. The cheapest tracking mounts are a few hundred bucks, but you can build your own barndoor tracker if you're a little technically inclined as well.
Skies: Darker the better. Look up your location on a light pollution map -- and start talking about light pollution to make people aware that it is a horrible thing for those of us who love the sky. Note that the photo in this thread may not have been stacked, but that would only be possible because the skies in Java are undoubtedly darker than you can get in most places of the world.
Finding the Milky Way: This will depending on the season of the year and your location on the globe. Most information out there is for northern hemisphere people (including me). The milky way is only visible half the year, and the other half it's below the horizon when it's dark out (i.e. it's close to the sun, so when it's "up", the sun is also up). The best months are June to August, when it's up most of the night. I'd recommend downloading a free star map application for your phone and typing in Milky Way. There are lots of them, and if you want to spend a few bucks, I'd recommend Stellarium, which is amazing and free on your computer, but costs a few bucks on the phone.
Stacking: Take a bunch of photos like that, and combine them in a process called stacking. The most commonly used stacking software is DeepSky Stacker. Thankfully, it's free, small, and largely automatic.
Visit us at /r/astrophotography for lots of examples and a community of people to answer questions and give you feedback or guidance. Clear skies!
Yup! I'm using Star Tracker :)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker&hl=en_AU
This is the one I use.
I use star tracker on android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker
I find this one to be the best
What skywatching apps do people use? I like this one : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker
I had Star Tracker on my iPhone and it was by far the best. I just bought it from the Play Store too.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker