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a story and video of an elk skull found in the woods

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When planning a Milky Way trip, you also need to factor in wildfire season and monsoon season. Both of these can ruin your summer trips. Generally, your safest bet in the Western US is during May - June.

In this video I'll walk you through my normal planning workflow. We'll use Stellarium, LightPollutionMap, TimeandDate, and more to come up with a great Milky Way photo shoot

I recommend you use Google Earth to start the recon process for your Milky Way photo shoots. This is a great way to learn the terrain of your destination. It's also a smart idea to visit your shooting location during the day first.

During our Milky Way planning, we must account for the Moon. If we go out and shoot when the Moon is above the horizon, it may overpower the Milky Way. However, we don't necessarily have to wait for the New Moon to get great photos.

To capture amazing Milky Way photos, you must get away from the city and out into the wilderness. Otherwise, the light pollution will overpower the fine details in the Milky Way.

Astrophotography can be a challenging hobby for a number of reasons, but one of the most frustrating is the weather. Unlike virtually every other genre of photography, we cannot shoot unless the weather is nearly perfect.

Before you can plan a trip, you need to know the motion of the Milky Way throughout the year