Learn Milky Way Astrophotography with Season 2 of the Galactic Course!

Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Jul 17, 2021
5 min read

Updated: Apr 15

The new season of the Galactic Course is here! 🥳 This time, it is all about Milky Way photography!

As a reminder, the first season covered deep sky imaging with a telescope. You can learn more about it HERE.

But for season 2, let's leave our telescope at home and go image our own galaxy wide-field! 🌌

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To all our current members, thank you for being part of the Galactic Course and remember, this new season, along with all the others that will come after, are 100% free for you! It will be automatically added to your account.

Thank you for being active on the Discord chat, joining the quarterly livestreams, and for all your awesome reviews!

You can see some of the reviews from the first season of the course on the left. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Galactic Course is an ever-growing platform and we take note of each person's feedback.

Current members, do not ever hesitate to reach out to us on the Discord chat if you'd like us to add or edit any of the content in the course if you believe it would make it even better!

You can see the full list of reviews, along with the course curriculum on the Galactic Course page!

Like we said, Season 2 of the Galactic Course is all about Milky Way astrophotography!

Season 2 has the same easy-to-follow structure as the 1st season, and is divided into two sections, beginner and advanced.

The image below is one of the types of pictures you can expect to get when completing the Advanced section of this Milky Way course. It shows the bright Milky Way band rising over a beautiful Joshua Tree.

Milky Way captured during Season 2 of the Galactic Course

NGC 6820 Emission Nebula in Vulpecula astrophotography

Season 2 - What's Included?

Season 2 comes with new content and new perks! 🥳

Milky Way Astrophotography Course beginner section with a tripod

The first half of the season covers Milky Way photography for complete beginners.

If you've never attempted capturing the Milky Way before, then this is the perfect way to get your feet in the water!

We go over what the Milky Way actually is, when is the best time to see it, how to find a good location out of the city, some basic equipment we recommend, how to set everything up on the field, and how to actually capture your first ever picture of the Milky Way band!

This beginner section is truly meant for complete beginners, so we made sure to keep everything simple to keep you engaged and motivated.

By the end of this section, a complete beginner should be ready to tackle the advanced section of the course!

Milky Way Astrophotography Course advanced section with a star tracker

In the advanced section, we invest in a small star tracker, use a different camera and lens than in the beginner section, as well as different accessories.

We give you tips to make your life easier, walk you through the best settings to use, and teach you how to pick an exciting foreground.

You will learn how to stack and process the Milky Way band, as well as how to create a composite image using several tools.

Last but not least, we share how you can get a print of your work to hang in your home as we did in the first season!

This second section of Season 2 will teach you advanced techniques to get the absolute best out of your Milky Way shots. Because of how we structured this season, we believe that a complete beginner can easily achieve incredible results in little time after going through both the beginner and advanced sections.