Milky Way Photography with PhotoPills | Bob Coates

Bob Coates M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP

May 18, 2026

Join photographer Bob Coates as he explores the complete workflow behind planning and creating immersive Milky Way and nightscape photography in Sedona, Arizona.

In this PhotoVision lesson, Bob demonstrates how to use PhotoPills to scout locations, visualize the galactic center with Night AR, and plan future Milky Way compositions around iconic landscapes like Courthouse Butte, Bell Rock, Cathedral Rock, and Secret Slick Rock Trail.

Throughout the lesson, Bob shares practical techniques for creating cleaner night sky images, including high ISO capture strategies, star trail photography, focus stacking, time lapse workflows, and advanced post-processing using Adobe Camera Raw, Photoshop, Starry Landscape Stacker, and StarStax.

From planning around moon phases to blending exposures for polished final images, this educational walkthrough offers photographers a thoughtful and experience-driven approach to astrophotography and night landscape storytelling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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