What are the main settings to take photos of the Milky Way? I have a Nikon D3500 with a 18-55mm lens. I couldn't zoom on the brightest star and the result was
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![My first (acceptable) attempt at photographing the night sky. Nikon D3500, Sigma 10-20mm, f/3.5 ISO 800 20 sec : r/Nikon My first (acceptable) attempt at photographing the night sky. Nikon D3500, Sigma 10-20mm, f/3.5 ISO 800 20 sec : r/Nikon](https://i.redd.it/i23kh2n2ug651.jpg)
My first (acceptable) attempt at photographing the night sky. Nikon D3500, Sigma 10-20mm, f/3.5 ISO 800 20 sec : r/Nikon
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![And for that picture right there ladies and gentlemen I am proud. The mighty Orion's nebula shot on my nikon d3500 : r/Nikon And for that picture right there ladies and gentlemen I am proud. The mighty Orion's nebula shot on my nikon d3500 : r/Nikon](https://i.redd.it/59q6pqe9qd881.jpg)
And for that picture right there ladies and gentlemen I am proud. The mighty Orion's nebula shot on my nikon d3500 : r/Nikon
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