I’m a science teacher who always had a great love and interest for astronomy, but I thought I couldn’t do astrophotography, mostly because I didn’t have the equipment for it. I had the chance to meet with some friends (thanks to Andre Kapitan and Paul Yip) and go on a small trip to capture the stars. Here is what I learned with them: I could take great pictures using my iPhone. So here are some simple tips if you want to try yourself.
First, find a tripod with a phone attachement or anything that could firmly hold your phone. The native camera app is good enough to detect the darkness of the night sky and do a long exposure. Ideally, try to touch your phone as little as possible. I use my Apple Watch as a shutter button, but you could set a time delay so when the camera takes the picture it remains stable.
Try to point your phone at a sky’s dark region and use a wider shot. That way, you will get better images. Think of composition, try to place something on the horizon or a tree on a side. But the most important things is to try it, even without a professional DSLR. Here are some pictures that I took on my first night of astrophotography with my iPhone. It’s definitely not the last time I’ll do this kind of photography!
July 30, 2024 .
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Those are some great tips for astrophotography. I forgot that you can use the Apple Watch to trigger the shutter on the iPhone; I've been doing the terrible shaky way. Thanks you for the reminder and the tips.
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