The Milky Way galaxy is home to 400 billion stars and our own sun and solar system. It is nearly 120,000 light-years across, and a shining example of a spiral galaxy.

Photographing the Milky Way is one of the most unique photography styles in the world, and it is preferred by many photographers. Each Milky Way photo is the result of a creative and exploratory process.

To take photos of the Milky Way, photographers have to understand clearly about exposure techniques, need a DSLR camera with a wide angle lens and a tripod, and get away from the city to a dark. Milky Way photos also feature such main subjects as rocks, trees, building and people.

See some of the most amazing views of the Milky Way galaxy ever captured by our freelance photographers Kha Thinh and Phuoc Danh.

Milky Way photos are absolutely not cropped or edited by photo editing software in order to ensure the photo authenticity.

Main subject of Milky Way photos can be people or landscape. As for people subject, the subject should not move within about 30 seconds. The movement of the subject can cause blur in photos.

In Da Nang, the Hai Van Pass is an ideal place to look at the galaxy at night, when it is clear without clouds and moon.

The best time of the year to take Milky Way photos falls in between June and September.

Some amazing Milky Way photos taken from the Hai Van Pass to the Lap An Lake in Thua Thien Hue Province.

Milky Way photography is very attractive to young people who love astronomy and want to have beautiful and unique photos.