[telescope115]

We can take pictures of the Milky Way by leaving the shutter open on a camera to capture enough light to produce such an image. The camera also needs to track the stars so the image isn’t blurred. This is achieved by polar alignment of the tracking platform that the camera is attached to, and the platform needs to be motor driven to compensate for the Earth’s rotation.

To your second question, this link should help you understand where we are in the Milky Way Galaxy- we’re kinda in the outer reaches-

https://astronomyexplained.com/where-is-earth-in-the-milky-way-galaxy/

[husky ed]

Thank you for answering my question. Unfortunately I don’t have my cameras anymore.
But for some reason I couldn’t wrap my mind around it until you explained it.