[Misplaced (Craig)]

Originally Posted by raymo

You can't use "Live View" to focus on the milky way; in a wide field the
stars are too small[and therefore too dim] to register on the screen. It
only works with fairly bright stars.
This Jupiter is still over exposed, 5 secs is much too long. ISO 3200 is
noisy and unnecessary, as Jupiter is bright. I suggest using 800 and start
with around 1/10th sec. Enlarge the resulting image to maximum on your
LCD screen, examine it, and shorten or lengthen your exposure as necessary
for each ensuing attempt until you get it right. Have you not got a lens
longer than 50mm?
raymo

Thanks Raymo. I did try photographing the moon last night as well and dropped the ISO down to 800 but all I got was a bright blob....lol

Right! My plan of action tonight is to drop the ISO down on Jupiter and try different exposure lengths.

I do have another lens and it 70mm-300mm. Would you suggest using that?

Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

Yeah the Milky Way won't show up until you've got at least a few seconds on the sensor. Use live view to focus using a bright star and then don't adjust the focus afterwards. By bright, I mean go for something around mag 2, as the brighter ones like Sirius might cause some glare or bloom which would make finding focus harder.

Annoyingly, I did have really good focus on a nice bright star but then moved that focus when I decided to do the Milky Way. I thought afterwards I should have left the focus alone!

Still learning and it is getting clearer to me but I need to think more!!

Thanks guys.