Stargazing Pictures

Last night I went stargazing with a few friends, and while the weather did conspire against us we did get a few good chances to see the stars through a friend's telescope. The photos through the telescope are no where near as good as the actual sights, but that's largely because we didn't bring any camera equipment. With time, practice, and proper gear, we'd likely have done a lot better. That said, w e also took some pictures just with our phones and the results were a lot more impressive than any of us expected.

A shot of stars through the lens of a telescope

This is the best shot I could get through the telescope eyepiece with my phone. The actual view was great, but the pictures: not so much.

A shot of a starfield and clouds through my iphone camera
A shot of the night sky with just my iPhone on a 10-second exposure.
Another shot of a starfield and clouds through my iphone camera
Turns out that the cameras on our phones are very, very good.

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