Milky Way under bortle 4 sky ?

You can 100% image the Milky Way under a bottle 4 sky!

Eric Gagne:
I have a modified Canon T3i, I’d like to start using it for Milky Way shooting which I have never done.  I have the 18-50mm kit lens and a nifty 50.  The only places I have access to outside my town are under bottle 4 skies.  

is this possible ?  Can I do Milky Way imaging under bottle 4 sky ?

Yes you can!! I’ve imaged the Milky Way under bottle 3 and bottle 5!! If using tripod only then you’ll need to stack to get better results, if using a tracker then you don’t really have much to worry about when it comes to a single image

I use a stock canon 7d Mk2 with a 16-35mm f2.8 lens

Eric Gagne:
I obviously meant Bortle 4…..nice to have to correct the autocorrect.

one can obviously image under any bottle……..but don’t drive back home

A bit of a sassy reply. I’m 15 by the way.

Well one could obviously understand that I meant the Milky Way is very visible under bortle 4 skies with your setup.

I hope this second reply answers your question.

Eric Gagne:

Ari Sky:

Eric Gagne:
I obviously meant Bortle 4…..nice to have to correct the autocorrect.

one can obviously image under any bottle……..but don’t drive back home

A bit of a sassy reply. I’m 15 by the way.

Well one could obviously understand that I meant the Milky Way is very visible under bortle 4 skies with your setup.

I hope this second reply answers your question.

Your first answer did.  Thank you.  

I didn’t take any offense in it, it just make me notice that autocorrect had messed my writing.  

I will try it with the next new moon and see the results.  I might invest in a better lens than the canon kit lens if I like it

You’re welcome.

Good luck with your imaging, I wish you clear skies.

Sorry for being rude, I shouldn’t assume the worst of people. 

Let me know how it goes

I have a Canon T3 and I have captured the Milky Way from my backyard on a fixed tripod. I live right beside Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Check on a light pollution map to see where that is, the zone is orange-red. I was able to do it when the Milky Way was overhead with the nifty fifty. But to achieve this, the Milky Way has to be overhead.


Backyard Milky Way

I did this with my Canon 10-18 mm lens, although the Milky Way was lower. I used a Nisi Natural Night filter for this; same location and sky conditions. I also developed a workflow to fatten the stars to make them pop out as it became the basis of my method of converting my images to star charts.



Backyard Milky Way

I just finished a composite, same conditions. Sure the Veil Nebula doesn't pop out like in polished deep sky images, but you can see it. Pretty good considering no tracking and no dark sky. Let me know how your efforts work out @Eric Gagne .


Veil Nebula Composite (Fixed Tripod)

B4, fixed tripod, Canon 7Dii:
Sagittarius-Scutum Wide-Field Panorama (RGB - OSC) - AstroBin