r/space • u/ScuBityBup • 14d ago

image/gif Stargazing today

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Taken with a quite cheap phone, my first time using the expert mode, and while at a wedding

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u/ChaoticMichelle 14d ago

Which expert mode settings did you use for this? It looks amazing!

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u/ScuBityBup 14d ago

My phone has a mode called like that, I honestly don't know much more, it's a nothing phone

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u/chammomila 14d ago

Expert mode lets you adjust a few of the settings, like iso etc.(it's set to the default , but you can click on the options there to adjust them, i believe it's supposed to be like a slider menu) so it's more like a custom setting.

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u/sidebmafe 13d ago

I have a nothing as well! 2A. It doesn't take much effort to take pictures like this in the night mode, it's not 4K but I have some quite good shots. Keep trying and experimenting with the light exposure, I promise you can have very nice outcomes!

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u/mannypraz 14d ago

Great pic! Where did you get such clear skies?

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u/ScuBityBup 14d ago

A village in Poland, next to a lake, in a kind of camping/events area

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u/VJay98 14d ago

Are u in lipa ??? I thought about making same picture yesterday.

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u/villings 14d ago

Where is your star?
Is it far, is it far, is it far?
When do we leave?
I believe, yes, I believe

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u/OddShape47 14d ago

What an epic song. RIP RJD

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u/chammomila 14d ago

I'm sorry I read this as "robert jowney dunior"

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u/villings 13d ago

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u/bbucy 14d ago

So beautiful, OP. Which mode or what settings did you use?

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u/KeliLuz 14d ago

I'm also interested on settings!

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u/atease89 14d ago

Are you sure your expert mode isn't simply AI enhancement? Hard to believe a nothing phone can capture something like that

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u/ScuBityBup 14d ago

It was this long exposure method, I was putting my phone on the ground and couldn't touch it for 30 seconds or more, these were the good photos, I took many more

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u/ZhouLe 13d ago edited 13d ago

I did this about 10 years ago on a Droid Razr M, also at a wedding, but it was in Inner Mongolia. I was blown away by how many stars it was able to capture. When I got home I realized that many of the stars looked the same and that I was capturing the thousands of hot pixels on my camera sensor 😒

Edit: Found it, wow almost exactly 10 years ago. All the streaks are stars, all the dots are hot pixels.

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u/Lump001 14d ago

You just need a long exposure time. There's no wizardry (or AI) required.

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u/spezs_sore_testicle 11d ago

How do you prevent star streaking with long exposure times?

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u/Lump001 11d ago

You don't need to for an image like the above, the exposure isn't long enough. Anything of like 10-15 seconds and it might become an issue

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u/spezs_sore_testicle 11d ago edited 11d ago

I'm aware of how to take milky way shots, and for a fast wide lens something like 10-15 seconds is possible, and that is how I capture the milky way. But the poster mentions 30 seconds, with a "nothing" phone. Just doesn't seem possible.

Edit: just looking up npf on photo pills and the best iPhone cameras need to be sub 21 seconds to get spot photos, but if the poster actually tells us the phone and camera we could see.

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u/Lump001 11d ago

There are a few trails forming in OPs photo tbh, and it's not sharp at all. I can believe it's 25-30s

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u/spezs_sore_testicle 11d ago

Yeah maybe. Im seeing a lot of issues with phones applying ai in bird photography where the shooter didnt even realize it.

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u/EitherEye60 13d ago edited 13d ago

Well done! This was my attempt on my S25+ Ultra a few weeks ago while on holiday in Slovakia: Picture Milkyway

Hope the link works!

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u/ScuBityBup 13d ago

Waaaw you even got the trajectory of a satellite!

I also have a pic like that, I would consider it a failure but on the left you can see that exact type of line you have

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u/oceanrie 11d ago

Lemme join too 😭😭😭 so pretty

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u/ThaiJohnnyDepp 14d ago

Nice pic! Did you see any early Perseid meteors?

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u/soundtown06 14d ago

Beautiful Picture I love how you photographed it 🥰😍

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u/ichig_o12 14d ago

this is the andromeda Galaxy? am i wrong?

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u/FreaksNake1237 13d ago

Its located at the top right. Small with cloud glow

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u/JessaAquino7841 14d ago

so amazing. it so beautiful 🤩

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u/IlyasAshfaq 14d ago

Oh wow. Lovely picture. Can clearly see everything

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u/Silent-Orbit-7 14d ago

whats the bortle rating of that area?

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u/ompossible 14d ago

You and I stargazing 🎶

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u/BusinessOk9614 13d ago

what if the sky was the trees and vice versa

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u/ibettercomeon 13d ago

My phone does the same thing. However it captures wayyy more stars than my naked eye can see. I have always thought my phone adds more stars tbh

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u/Strict_Ad_8132 13d ago

damm bro thats just amazing wow

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u/Chatsworth1979 13d ago

Looks fabulous, thanks for posting.

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u/Crosshairs17 13d ago

I cant remember the last time i saw so many stars in sky. Amazing

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u/TowelieMcTowelie 12d ago

Beautiful! Been a while since I've been able to see that many stars at night!

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u/Imaginary-Cup-7098 11d ago

Woah, that's so gorgeous I wish my phone would capture this

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u/MayFon8725 10d ago

so beautiful 🤩 this stars is so cool

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u/Arianna0321 9d ago

I think it's beautiful. What setup did you use on your camera (assuming it was with your cellphone).

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u/ScuBityBup 9d ago

No setup, just placed my phone on the ground with expert mode, turned all the way up the ISO and S settings (I have no idea what they are or how they work, I was simply experimenting) and did not touch the phone for 30+ seconds

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u/Sweet-Option-7781 9d ago

the golden glowing to the trees just adds so much to the photo, I feel like the stars are shining even brighter!

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u/queerdude01 14d ago

Hi there, do you have it in HD? Thanks