Can you see anything significant?

[kelly324]

I just took this photo with my Iphone 13 pro - i know it’s not that great but it’s my first time experimenting with the camera and there was a lot of light pollution around me.

However, I was wondering if I captured anything cool like clusters etc? I’m a complete beginner so I’m really not sure what I should be looking for

Thank you so much - please be kind

[Marki]

Well, for a start you have the constellation of Orion in the bottom left corner, with the three stars of his belt easily visible, and below them the sword, the two stars with a feint fuzzy light patch around them. That fuzzy light is the Orion Nebula, or M42 in the Messier catalogue. Always nice to see :).

Edited February 13, 2023 by Marki

[Sunshine]

Let’s not forget the seven sisters! most known as the Pleiades star cluster, a beautiful sight in any scope, great phone grab!

Edited February 13, 2023 by Sunshine

[Gfamily]

You also have the planet Mars. 

[sagittariancat]

Great capture! Also have the same phone model, might as well try it!

[maw lod qan]

You did very well, three visible goodies in an IPhone image.

It would amaze you to know what is out there in the distance, you don't see.

It goes on forever!

 

[Gweedo]

And you've got the Hyades in Taurus too!

[Carbon Brush]

Yes great images from a phone.
When I was trying to grab pics from a digital camera 15+ years ago, they just did not have the sensitivity unless you spent £££.

 

[SuburbanMak]

Great slice of sky!  I hope you don’t mind @kelly324, I took the liberty of downloading your photo and tweaking it just using the standard phone picture settings  - contrast, definition and sharpness turned up and you can see you captured a lot! 

Edited February 17, 2023 by SuburbanMak

[AstroMuni]

On 13/02/2023 at 18:42, kelly324 said:

However, I was wondering if I captured anything cool like clusters etc? I’m a complete beginner so I’m really not sure what I should be looking for

Download an app like Skysafari and point your phone in the direction of interest. It will tell you what you are looking at! As others have pointed out you have managed to get many stellar objects of interest in your image.

Enjoy.