Popular Post 8472 Posted July 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2018 Just got back from our family break in Lanzarote a couple of days ago, and I'd wanted to image the Galactic core while we were there, if at all possible. As I was precluded from taking my regular imaging setup, my smartphone, a bluetooth remote shutter and mini tripod were all I packed. So limited to 10 second static tripod subs, i still wanted to see what was doable. The resort was Bortle scale 5 thanks to the local lighting, so no better than my backyard, but with the upside of the core being just about visible as a vague smudge to the naked eye at a good height. The phone's lens I believe is an effective 26mm, taking into account the crop factor (Samsung S7, for what it's worth). 341 10s Lights 61 Darks 53 Flats 50 Bias Stacked in DSS PP in Startools and Gimp. Regards Kev +Derbyshire Dave, andyboy1970, Tweedledee and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) That looks brilliant Kev, well done ? Edited July 20, 2018 by Ron Clarke 8472 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 That is wonderful. I'm amazed you managed to get such a fantastic image with a phone even with nearly an hour of data. ? 8472 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8472 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Tweedledee said: That is wonderful. I'm amazed you managed to get such a fantastic image with a phone even with nearly an hour of data. ? Me too, tbh Pete. The vignetting from the tiny sensor was frankly horrible out of the box. Done my best to reduce a lot of it with Startools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Derbyshire Dave Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Really excellent Kev... fantastic to have even considered taking this with a smartphone.. and to have considered, and taken darks, flats etc. Great vision, and great result? 8472 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8472 Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Derbyshire Dave said: Really excellent Kev... fantastic to have even considered taking this with a smartphone.. and to have considered, and taken darks, flats etc. Great vision, and great result? Thanks Dave! To be honest, it's not something I'd be in any rush to repeat on a regular basis. Kneeling down on what felt like broken glass for a beach for the thick end of an hour wasn't the best feeling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 That is rely a very nice image from your phone Kev 8472 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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