Incredible - Milky way in Thailand
Milky way in Thailand
The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) announced last week the start of its Milky Way chasing season. From from now until October is your best chance to view the full splendor of our galaxy.
How to chase it?
Suparerk Karuehanon, head officer of Astronomical Service Center of NARIT, says that as the Milky Way is relatively dim your best chance for seeing it is currently at 4-5am during the waxing moon. He suggests heading to a national park, or somewhere else without much artifical light. Start by finding Sagittarius and Scorpius, which point the way to the center of the Milky Way, or downloading Star Chart, a free app that will help you locate the exact position.
To shoot the Milky Way, you can use any good digital camera (your hipster-mirror less is fine). Using a tripod, set the ISO at 1,600 or higher and shoot with a long exposure time of 40 seconds or less
The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) announced last week the start of its Milky Way chasing season. From from now until October is your best chance to view the full splendor of our galaxy.
How to chase it?
Suparerk Karuehanon, head officer of Astronomical Service Center of NARIT, says that as the Milky Way is relatively dim your best chance for seeing it is currently at 4-5am during the waxing moon. He suggests heading to a national park, or somewhere else without much artifical light. Start by finding Sagittarius and Scorpius, which point the way to the center of the Milky Way, or downloading Star Chart, a free app that will help you locate the exact position.
To shoot the Milky Way, you can use any good digital camera (your hipster-mirror less is fine). Using a tripod, set the ISO at 1,600 or higher and shoot with a long exposure time of 40 seconds or less
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