First Attempt At The Moon With Smartphone

[Paulo83]

These are shots I took a few days ago of the moon by pointing my phone at the eyepiece. 

[LeeWilky]

Very nice

Good detail for phone shots.

[resonator77]

considering it is focal taken image, not bad. ;-)

[rjc404]

Good shots :-) I could never manage focusing the camera in my phone when trying down the eyepiece

[todd8137]

Nice image it's amazing what smart phones can do the cameras are getting better

Pat

[sologuitarist61]

They came out very nice, didn't they? Well done!

[Dreadz]

Saw an adaptor on ebay for holding your phone over the telescope EP and was wondering if it would work. Question answered. Nice shots. What scope are you using? Cant see signatures on mobile app.

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[Paulo83]

I didn't use any adapter. Just pointed the phone in two hands and hoped for the best! I had tried it right up to the eyepiece, but it seemed a little blurred and out of focus, so I moved my hands back maybe a couple of inches from the eyepiece and did it that way.

My scope is an 8" Dob and I took those pics through an 18mm Starguider.

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[DazC]

Very good images.

I've tried it a few times and not got the results you've got.

Next time I'll try moving the phone away from the ep a little.

D.C

[Paulo83]

Have a play around with the settings on your phone/camera. Because I was holding the phone, I made sure I enabled shake reduction. Have a play around and see what works best.

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[DazC]

Have a play around with the settings on your phone/camera. Because I was holding the phone, I made sure I enabled shake reduction. Have a play around and see what works best.

Thanks.

Will do.

D.C

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[stolenfeather]

I often use my Samsung Galaxy SIII to capture the moon and have always been happy with the results!

Isabelle

[stolenfeather]

This was my last attempt at the moon with my phone:

Isabelle

[todd8137]

Nice

Pat

[stolenfeather]

Thanks Pat!

Isabelle

[Paulo83]

Good work. The camera on your S3 is evidently better than the one on my S2!

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[stolenfeather]

Thanks Paul!  I was so surprised that a phone camera could take such a detailed picture! 

Isabelle