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This discussion centers around smartphone astrophotography, specifically using a Celestron 50AZ PowerSeeker telescope and the SkySafari app for celestial navigation. Participants share experiences and resources, including a YouTube video reviewing a smartphone adapter for telescopes and a NASA guide on smartphone astrophotography. The conversation highlights the challenges of capturing clear images due to factors like light pollution and camera stability.

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This was few months ago , i have a celestron 50az powerseeker telescope and i have the skysafari app which i use to view direction and stuff. I took these blurry photos by putting my phone camera on my lens directly(if its blurry its either my hand moving or the light pollution,also street lights are orange blue ).Just wanted to put these out there . I am very new to astrophotography and have zero experience and do it just for the fun so please dont judge the quality of the images.Enjoy!
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I have a friend who has a YouTube channel and can take good pictures with smartphones. Here is a link to one of his videos with a review of a smartphone adapter for telescopes.
 
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I have a friend who has a YouTube channel and can take good pictures with smartphones. Here is a link to one of his videos with a review of a smartphone adapter for telescopes.
Thats very cool , i have been thinking about buying one but my parents wont approve of that as of now but thank you very much for the advice
 
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Thats very cool , i have been thinking about buying one but my parents wont approve of that as of now but thank you very much for the advice
He has a lot of information in his channel for the amateur astronomer. Much of it is about repairing/refurbishing telescopes.
 
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TL;DR Summary: This was few months ago , i have a celestron 50az powerseeker telescope and i have the skysafari app which i use to view direction and stuff. I took these blurry photos by putting my phone camera on my lens directly(if its blurry its either my hand moving or the light pollution,also street lights are orange blue ).Just wanted to put these out there . I am very new to astrophotography and have zero experience and do it just for the fun so please dont judge the quality of the images.Enjoy!

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Hi, here's an excellent guide which you may find useful:

A Guide to Smartphone Astrophotography (NASA)​

https://science.nasa.gov/learn/heat/resource/a-guide-to-smartphone-astrophotography/

Direct link to the PDF guide: https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Astrophotography_Guide.pdf

(it can be downloaded and read on your tablet/phone/computer)

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