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RE: Astronomical Imaging: Using just a Smartphone
Excellent and informative post! I wasn't aware that you could download an external app to increase the exposure time.
I have had some good luck taking some shots of the moon on my phone using someone else's telescope but have never done pictures straight from the phone of the night sky. Maybe I should try it now with this advice!
Thank you @proteus-h ! For IOS devices there is a limit of 1/3 - 1 second exposure hard set so what the app is doing is adding/stacking images internally. This is an OK compromise, because at least you don't have to deal with hundreds of images on your hardrive to get a decent exposure.
Please have a go at taking some images through the phone, its a lot of fun! Currently I am doing the second part of this article which is imaging through a telescope. Hopefully, I'll get it posted next week sometime.