u/AnakixSpace

Yesterday I drove outside town (3) to try to see Milky way. I waited for astronomical darkness and tried to see Cygnus region (1). But I couldn't see anything in that region besides stars. I even took a picture (4), that (maybe?) contains some barely noticeable Milky way structure. Important to say, that to naked eye the sky looked pitch black. Unfortunately, clouds came before Milky way core was visible. Another thing to consider is blinding street lights (5) behind. According to lightpolution map (2), I was in bortle 4, which should be enough to see Milky way. Any suggestions welcome.

I recently watched video by Damon Scotting, where he showed idea of attaching a camera to finder to use it for navigation. But he used sharpcap software on pc, which is not really convenient to bring laptop everywhere. So, is there alternative app that I can use on mobile, and is building this system is good idea?