Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Plan your vertical Milky Way shot from your couch with Planit! for Photographers before you ever leave the house. Vertical Milky Way season is here and planning makes the difference between a great night and a long dark drive home with nothing to show.

Can you really know where to stand and the exact minute to press the shutter, all from your living room? By the end of this you can. Stick around for the advanced trick near the end for planning a landmark the app doesn't have a 3D model view of or the topography doesn't show it in the VR viewfinder mode.

I use Planit! for everything I teach in this video. Landmarks I plan include Horseshoe Bend, Devil's Tower, Ship Rock and Delicate Arch.

ALERT: Come back THIS Wednesday September 2nd at 7pm Mountain Time for Milky Way Wednesday LIVE where I will go into depth training this while you watch me live and best of all can ask me questions to slow me down, cover what you are confused about and help ensure that YOU personally master how to use Planit! too!

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:13 Is Milky Way Possible? Visible?
7:21 When are the BEST nights?
8:53 The Feature that sells the App: VR Viewfinder
11:53 3D Model View!!
15:14 BONUS: Custom Models
20:24 Outro

Thanks for watching and I will see you out there.

#MilkyWayPhotography #VerticalMilkyWay #PlanIt

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