How to Focus on Stars at Night for Milky Way Photography

Описание: Getting sharp stars at night is challenging. In this video, I’ll show you how to focus on stars for astrophotography using a simple method that works every time.

This tutorial helps you get clean, sharp stars in Milky Way, night sky, and moon photos.

You’ll learn:

0:29 Why focusing at night is difficult
0:48 What to focus on when practicing vs shooting the Milky Way
1:10 Using Live View and 10x magnification to focus on stars
1:20 Fine-tuning focus for sharp results
1:50 Checking focus with test shots
2:12 Blurry vs sharp star examples
2:24 Troubleshooting common focus problems
3:02 Using this method for the Moon and other night sky targets
3:27 Milky Way Quick Start Checklist


Free Milky Way Quick Start Guide
If you want a simple checklist with all the settings and steps covered in this video, download my free Milky Way Quick Start Guide here:

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About Me

I’m Carly from Dark Sky Utah. I share astrophotography tips, night sky planning tools, and dark-sky locations to help photographers capture the Milky Way and night skies.
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Want to Go Further?
If you’re ready to learn my complete shooting, editing, and Milky Way time-lapse workflow, check out my full course, Milky Way in Motion, linked below.

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