Orion Nebula with Skywatcher 200p Dob and iPhone

[PeterStudz]

Location Southampton, Bortle 7, 1st December 2022.

I took this picture at the end of a session. I’ve been using a DIY EQ platform for a while and this was more of a test than anything else. Of course an EQ platform is just for visual and it’s been very useful for that. Without any fiddling I found that I could get around 15 seconds exposure after which star trailing started to spoil things. Might be able to get a little more out of it, although for a single exposure sky glow from my light polluted garden tends to take over. Anyway, a bit of fun.

iPhone 12, stock camera app, BST  Starguider 25mm, simple no-brand basic smartphone mount, single 15sec exposure, basic editing in the camera app and on the phone using Lightroom.

[callisto]

Excellent 👍

[Kon]

Fantastic single shot! Nicely processed. Great tracking from your DIY platform.