Taking Milky Way photos with Nikon D3300 with kit lens?

I have a Nikon D3300 and I want to attempt taking pictures of the Milky Way using the kit lens since that's all I have right now. What settings should I set the camera at (ISO, aperture, shutter speed, etc.)?

Whatever ISO you need to have an exposure of 20sec at f4 or f5.6 with the lens at 15mm or whatever the shortest focal length is. You might want to use 1600 or 3200 or higher. Try and see. The higher the ISO the brighter the image will be but also the noisier it will become. Use manual focus so the camera doesn't try and focus on things it can't see.

The longer the focal length the shorter the exposure time you use otherwise the motion of the stars is apparent and they appear as streaks.

There are many, many Youtube tutorials that discuss exactly that.

Your camera has a "slow lens", f/3.5 with the lens set to 18 mm (the focal length you need to use when shooting the Milky Way)

Here two links that should help you determine your exposures and make your images more spectacular. You should notice that it does NOT matter what camera you use, but the technique

I was getting good results during the Perseids shower in August with f/2.8, 30 sec., ISO 400. And, yes, I was using a tripod. Hoping you know how to vary the three settings, using stops.

First, you must be in an area far away from the light pollution produced by city lights. Not sure how far, but 50-75 miles is probably a safe bet. Camera on tripod. Shooting mode set to RAW. Do not attempt to do this with JPEGs because you'll need the added data. Lens set to manual focusing and focused to infinity. You may want to tape the lens down with masking tape so it doesn't move by accident.

Put the exposure mode into Manual, and chose an aperture of f/4 and the shutter set to 30 seconds. Set your ISO to 3200. Take a shot. If it's too dark, put the camera into bulb mode and use a one-minute exposure. Or increase the ISO.

You're going to find that your kit lens at f/4 at the wide angle end and f/5.6 at the mid to telephoto position to be too small of an aperture.

To see what gear and exposure others have used for successful night shots go to: https://500px.com/...ype=photos

Click on any image. Then on the right, just click on the Details tab to see the gear and exposure used to make the shot.