Decent shot of the moon from my phone

[skiddieleet]

I didn't think it was possible because previously I would just get a big ball of light with no detail visible, but I figured out how to adjust the camera on my phone to get a picture of the moon through my 8" dob.  Here was one of the best I got tonight:

I also got a decent one of Jupiter, but I think I could do better.  I'm going to try again when a moon is transiting to see if I can get that noticeably in the pic:

Not bad for a smart phone.

[rikroe666]

These are really good, I've had some good ones of the moon but never Jupiter. What phone did you use and what settings?

[Langy]

Those are really good, well done.

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[michaeldurban]

Nice shots, the jupiter one is impressive...

I also took a pic with my phone...(very first try..)

[michaeldurban]

forgot..above post/pic taken with SW 10" dob, 25mm ED 60 degr. plus ES 2x focal extender.

[Pete Presland]

very good for a smart phone, craters on the moon, equatorial belts on jupiter, you have done exceedingly well!

[skiddieleet]

These are really good, I've had some good ones of the moon but never Jupiter. What phone did you use and what settings?

This was with my Samsung Galaxy S4, and under the settings, usually ISO is on Auto, but it ranges from 100 to 800 and I set it to the 100 setting for less exposure.

[profwaynski]

Well done with your pics. Particularly impressed with Jupiter... I've been trying that one too but minimal success. Now at least I know it can be done.

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[profwaynski]

What setup did you use for Jupiter, lenses/mag?

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[skiddieleet]

I used a 6mm planetary lense from Orion and that put it at 200x.  It looks smaller through the lense than it does in that pic.  Whenever I copy the pics over from my phone to my laptop they look huge, so I usually resize them to 30 or 25%.

[knobby]

Pretty impressive getting any detail on Jupiter with a phone... Well done

[hobsey]

That jupiter is fantastic from a phone with catching one of the moons also.

[Andy Milner]

Well done! Yours looks good, ive had a go. I've been messing around tonight. Used my telescope for first time ever. I took my first photo of the moon tonight with an iPhone 5S hand held. Took a while to get focused. Will invest in a DSLR one day. So hooked on astro photography already.

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[Andy Milner]

Did a bit of enhancing using a phone app. Think it helps.

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