Night Sky with SL2-S Advice Needed

[tomrc]

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Headed to West Texas over Thanksgiving. I would like to be able to get some night shots of the milky way sky. I have SL2-S, 50mm Summicron f/2- M lens, and the Vario-Elmarit SL  f/2.8 24-70 lens.

I have not shot the night sky before and certainly not with Leica gear. Any advise on Camera settings, exposure length, lens, etc. would be appreciated.

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[MrFriendly]

Big Bend?

Take a tripod with you, since you will be doing long exposure.  Being able to trigger the camera remotely with your phone is also very helpful.  A flashlight can come in handy too during long exposure to paint the surrounding backgrounds/foregrounds with light (or just use flash).  I would personally use the APO for astrophotography, but the 50mm may not be wide enough in all situations.

[beewee]

6 hours ago, tomrc said:

Headed to West Texas over Thanksgiving. I would like to be able to get some night shots of the milky way sky.

Two problems.

1. Milky way is below the horizon in the winter

2. You have a quarter moon that rise at 11pm in Texas during Thanksgiving which will reduce visibility of dimmer stars

[tomrc]

Thanks for the responses. Might just enjoy the trip and plan a return trip when the stars align.

[Simone_DF]

2 hours ago, tomrc said:

Thanks for the responses. Might just enjoy the trip and plan a return trip when the stars align.

May I suggest you to use Photopills? 

It's very useful to plan night sky photography

https://www.photopills.com