Скачать или смотреть Smooth Milky Way Time-Lapses Without Breaking the Bank

Milky Way time-lapses look complicated, but they’re actually one of the most rewarding beginner astrophotography projects you can try.

You don’t need advanced equipment to get started. With a camera, a wide-angle lens, a tripod, and an intervalometer, you can capture smooth, beautiful Milky Way motion right from your own dark sky location.

If you’ve been wanting to try time-lapse photography but weren’t sure where to begin, this tutorial will walk you through the process.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:

0:00 The basic gear needed for Milky Way time-lapses
0:25 Why an intervalometer is important
0:55 Planning your shoot
1:38 Camera settings for Milky Way time-lapses
2:17 How to set your interval correctly
2:44 How many frames do you need for smooth motion
3:02 How to get perfectly sharp stars and focus in the dark
3:54 Starting and running your time-lapse
4:10 Importing your frames into Lightroom
4:33 Basic Lightroom edits for Milky Way photos
6:47 How to crop for social media
7:07 Syncing edits across all images
7:42 Exporting and creating the final video
8:20 Final thoughts and next steps



Want the Complete Workflow?

If you’re ready to go beyond the basics, I walk through my full shooting, advanced editing, and Milky Way time-lapse process inside my course, Milky Way in Motion.

https://darkskyutah.com/milky-way-in-...

Free Milky Way Quick-Start Guide and Settings Calculator

If you want help capturing the Milky Way before you edit it, download my free Milky Way Quick-Start Guide. It includes camera settings, planning tips, and a field-ready checklist.

https://darkskyutah.com/free-milky-wa...

If you want to find the exact settings I recommend for your specific gear, try out my free Milky Way settings calculator.

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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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