I've always wanted to know how to

[canuhandlethis8]

take a picture of the night time sky. The stars from my house are amazing, and I would love to share. I don't have a great camera so i"m not sure if it's even possible.

 

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Well, let's start with what you have to work with then.

 

[pit29]

Well, this thread is only 27 threads away from you... Probably too close even for a search?

 

[ftaok]

take a picture of the night time sky. The stars from my house are amazing, and I would love to share. I don't have a great camera so i"m not sure if it's even possible.

Depends on the available modes on your camera. Can you manually set the shutter speed, aperture, and/or ISO? If so, I would try setting the ISO to the lowest setting (e.g. ISO 100), closing the aperture down to f/11 or so. Then leaving the shutter open for the appropriate amount of time (depending on your camera, this might happen automatically - Av mode).

Use a tripod and a remote shutter release. If you don't have a remote, use the time-delay shutter release function.

And experiment with different settings until you get what you want.

Oh, if your camera doesn't have manual modes, then it probably has a "night" mode. Use that ... but remember to use the tripod and time-delay.