Tim AkimoffI placed my phone up against a beer can on a picnic table and set it for a 30-second nighttime exposure.
I am sometimes surprised by what it picks up that I cannot necessarily process with my own vision.
This capture absolutely floored me.
MW1CFN@TimAkimoff It seems like only yesterday to me - it was the early 1990s - when I would take maybe an hour - and a precision equatorial mount - to capture something like that on film. Even then, it wouldn't be so good and the long duration meant aircraft and satellites would interfere with the image much more. What was the phone, btw?
@MW1CFN iPhone 14 Pro. And yes, I have quite a few shots where satellites and planes can be seen in the exposure. This was my favorite, because you can see a Perseid meteor.
@TimAkimoff I'll have to get rid of the kids to university before I can afford one of those!
@MW1CFN We’re down to our last kiddo at home, so I feel you there.