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Well the title keeps hardly anything for you to imagine.
I'll be going to the Mountains in a few months and love to click when I feel like. So, was wondering, is it possible to capture the Night sky (milky way) with a point and shoot I have? If so, any tips/tricks/ways/pointers to do so?
BTW, I have the Sony Cybershot DSC H100.
Thank you in advance!
You should probably read this article on taking shots of the Milky Way.
Just to pick out one specific example, they show a shot taken with a Canon T2i ("a much older model" DSLR) and the Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 (basic kit lens). I set it to 18mm and f/3.5, shot a 30 second exposure at ISO 6400.
Now note this is a DSLR (larger sensor).
The exposure required a long exposure (30 seconds is typically the longest you can do without a Bulb mode on your camera) and very high ISO (ISO 6400). I'd consider that the high ISO seriously compromises what you could do with a P&S, which have small sensors and hence extremely high noise at high ISO.
To lower ISO you need to use a wider aperture (again, not an option for a P&S) and/or use a longer exposure (not really an option for a P&S even with bulb mode, as it increase noise more).
If you really want to do that, consider buying (or borrowing) a used older model DSLR and a basic kit lens (like an 18-55) and read that article to see how to proceed from that.
Now you can try and use the P&S to take the shot, but I'd not expect much and I'd suggest you try a night time shot of the sky in a park or similar before taking you trip to get a feel for what's going to happen.
