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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[Waddizzle]

Your camera might have difficulty focusing in the dark.  Focusing on stars is a little bit of an art form.  I use Live View to do it, and I crank the ISO up with ExpSIM enabled.

Follow John’s advice just below to focus the lens during the daylight hours, and taping the lens ring in place.