Stargazing My photo of Jupiter (I think)

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A user shares their experience with astrophotography using a Celestron 50AZ Powerseeker telescope and the SkySafari app, noting they took blurry photos by directly attaching their smartphone camera to the lens. They express their beginner status in astrophotography and seek understanding regarding the quality of their images. Another participant highlights a YouTube channel that offers valuable information for amateur astronomers, including a review of a smartphone adapter for telescopes. A NASA guide on smartphone astrophotography is also shared as a helpful resource. The discussion emphasizes the challenges and learning experiences of new astrophotographers.
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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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