“Is this camera good to take a night time sky picture? If so how do I do it?”
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I have used it for night time shots but I have found that I get better results using a tripod (which is true for almost any camera) but even handheld it works very well. The M50 has several special modes, filters & settings specifically for night shooting. I'd recommend testing a few of those features to see which ones work better for what you want to do. If you have a tripod set the camera to its lowest f-stop number in my case I believe it is f-2.5 (which opens the aperture to its widest setting, this setting varies depending on the lens you are using) and switching to manual focus mode & a long shutter release for sharp images of the sky at night. However, there is a scene mode specifically for taking handheld shots at night which works really well too. Also keep in mind when using aperture priority a lower f-stop number shortens your field of focus but allows in more light while the largest f-stop number gives you the widest field of focus but allows in less light. Getting familiar with these settings will help you to get the best results for what you are trying to shoot be it a sharp portrait or a wide landscape, or in this case a night sky with lots of stars visible.
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