Focusing to infinity on canon rebel t7's kit lens

[arasridh92]

Hello folks

I recently got a canon rebel t7 and I'm trying to do some astrophotography with the kit lens. I noticed that when I move the focus ring all the way to the left, the camera seems to be focusing on far away things. Is this the right way to focus to infinity on my basic lens? TIA

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[ebiggs1]

"In daylight find something a mile or two away (i.e. infinity) and use Auto Focus to focus on it."

This is the correct answer. Why?  Because anything that is in focus in the nighttime sky means everything is in focus in the nighttime sky. Do as John advisies.