A Guide to Smartphone Astrophotography [pdf]

Re:A Guide to Smartphone Astrophotography [pdf] by dekhn on Friday June 24, 2022 @12:44PM (#31865335)

I don't have any problems in a suburban area of the Bay Area with a small refractor. I can see bright nebulas, etc. The only reason for the big scope in a dark area is if you're trying to look at deep sky objects.

You still need a sky tracker to get enough exposures and generally, you want the item centered because that's where the optics are best.

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Re:A Guide to Smartphone Astrophotography [pdf] by nshm on Friday June 24, 2022 @04:42PM (#31869034)

We all know Bay Area is a great place to live geographically ;) Try to find black zone around Chicago for example.

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Re:A Guide to Smartphone Astrophotography [pdf] by dekhn on Friday June 24, 2022 @05:07PM (#31869321)

I live in the middle of the peninsula- I can see orange in every direction I look at night. I just think this only matters when looking at DSOs. And generally, cities are bad for astro because of all the heat turbulence.

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