iPhone astrophotography tonight. Moon, Jupiter and its moons, Saturn and Albireo. https://octodon.social/media/IEP8Qf0SxTnPqP1gON0 https://octodon.social/media/wI6sE0l5xg7N-7CgzJ8 https://octodon.social/media/PB2WRBhD5ssNpWxyHUE https://octodon.social/media/HpiSWkEwcJ14qqz-2vM

@evilscientistca

I took my camera out last night to grab a couple of pictures as well. I'll upload a couple later. No telescope, just my longest lens at the moment, but it's enough to resolve Jupiter as a fuzzy disk....

@ElectricMink the reality of our modern age is that even inexpensive camera optics are better than professional telescopes of even 175-200 years ago; and they discovered a lot with those optics.

@evilscientistca

I'm also going to try setting a higher ISO and using a faster shutter. I used 1/320, ISO 100, with my 75-300mm kit lens (zoomed to the max, of course).

@ElectricMink ISO 400-800 is usually not bad for noise, at least on my now ancient DSLR.

@evilscientistca

Here's the best I got last night.

https://octodon.social/media/5yMSCDwf2oVRjjdaFL0

I'll try the higher ISO and quicker shutter next clear night I get. If I step it up to ISO 400, I'd pop my shutter speed up to 1/1250 to get nearly the same exposure?

@ElectricMink nice shot 🙂

@evilscientistca

*curtsies*

Thank you.

Just learning photography. I've got a very little optical theory in my head, but applied experience, not so much.

@ElectricMink the beauty of electronic imaging is that getting the experience is way cheaper than back in the film days!

@evilscientistca

I quail thinking about how much I would have spent on the (mumbled four digit number) shots I've taken with this camera in the few months I've had it.