I have been using my smartphone to take pictures and videos of the moon and the planets. I have had a lot of fun and no problem taking pictures of the moon, but the planets have driven me crazy! Now I have a rather inexpensive small beginner refractor which has a focal length of 700 mm x 60 mm (not sure what the 60 mm means). I bought a 3x barlow lens and a 2x barlow lens along with a 16 mm and 10 mm lens to go along with the 20 mm & 6.5 mm lens that came with the scope. I use a Samsung phone and I use the auto focus feature and zoom feature to take my pics and videos. The problem is that no matter what I use, when observing the planets (Jupiter, Saturn and Mars) all I'm getting is a blob of white light. Sometimes I use filters (blue, green, yellow and red) but again I get nothing but blots of blue, green, yellow or red dots (some larger in size if I increase the magnification) but never much of anything else. I have gotten some cool looking videos of Saturn (after trying for almost two months) but again, the images are small (understandable due to the quality of telescope I'm using) and all of them are out of focus, and look awful! I've tried using PIPP and Registax, but still don't get very good images at all. Is there anything I can do to improve this situation or do I just need to accept I bought the wrong telescope and just get something bigger and better next time?
Thank you for such a detailed comment walking me through your setup. The 60mm for your telescope tells you how wide the aperture, basically how much light it is letting in. With your size telescope, I would set a realistic limit of about 75x magnification on most nights. A 10mm lens would get you 70x magnification: (700mm focal length divided by 10mm eyepiece.) I would start by not using the barlow lens for imaging and attempting to connect your camera using the 10mm eyepiece. I also have some videos that cover the basics of pipp, autostakkret and registax that can help you out a bit. Don't give up on your telescope just yet, I started with a 60mm refractor and enjoyed views of the Moon and planets with it before moving up to a larger telescope. Take care and let me know if you have anymore questions. ua-cam.com/video/icCGcwqiOuc/v-deo.html
I am a new astronomer and also wanted to do astrophotography. I love it when you clicked the pic and said " now you are an astrophotographer" ... Thanks a lot for that video bro. Nik from Melbourne
Thanks for the comment, Nik. If I can help you out with any questions about astronomy or astrophotography, please let me know. Take care and clear skies!
Now you7;ll get to find out how to track the object in the screen, so you can use long-exposures to get better & brighter photos. That is, unless you get a motorized telescope. :) It's probably in another of this guy's videos.
I am using a travel 70400 nothing fancy but I can't get my phone to stay on the adapter,as it doesn't have a tighten mechanism rather than a spring mechanism:(
Thanks for providing the tip of attaching the adapter to a lens first and then centering the camera by holding the lens up to a light! I kept trying to do it in the dark by mounting the adapter to the lens mounted directly on the telescope and was finding it difficult to get it centered. Also I see you have images of Jupiter taken with an iPhone 6, which I thought was not possible because of the lack of being able to adjust the camera for night sky viewing. It's one reason I bought a iPhone 12; just for its night mode for astrophotography. You however, pointed out that you use a third party app to adjust the ISO and shutter speed. Wish I'd known that months ago. So thanks again for providing all these helpful tips!!!!
I appreciate your thoughtful comment! The night mode on the new iphone is designed for longer exposure images of the faint open sky. The planets are so bright that you want to take quick pictures or even video of them making older iphones work just fine.
So excited to try the method from this video. I was stuck doing the exact same thing as you and getting so frustrated! I finally got my laser sight and setup sorted out and saw Jupiter's bands, moons, and the rings of Saturn for the first time. Can't wait to play with the camera.
I used my Redmi 4x and Celestron 76AZ. It works marvelously well on Lunar and Planetary. I used AS3 and Registax 6 to process the image and Lightroom for finishing. It really inspired me to become an astrophotographer someday!
Nice combination of camera and scope for the moon and planets. AS3 and Registax 6 have been my go to for several years. Thanks for sharing and take care!
I was finally able to see jupiter through my telescope I got earlier this week. I want to add my phone to it to get a video of it. Space truly is beautiful.
Thanks.I am going to try out this adapter.The one I have been using has a telescoping fitting to attach to the eyepiece and it is always falling off. Bad design (and it was recommended in an article in Astronomy magazine!) The other nice thing about this one is it looks like you can attach the holder to the eyepiece, put the eyepiece in and focus and then put the phone in.
Glad I found you. For 2 nights in a row I came back inside house disappointed because I couldn't take a picture. Phone even fell off of adapter at one point and chipped top corner of phone. Augh. Thank you for describing clearly and with lots of clear pictures on how to set up adapter and focus with a light. Bonus. I'm 50 and it's my first telescope, I have a Celestron AZ 70 LT AstroMaster. Subscribed and liked.
I am just starting out at the urging and gift of Max Explore model 40070 scope from my older brother (he’s 80 I’m 74). So venturing out to try my hand at it, this video helped very much
many thanks to you. I got my kid a beginner telescope. He suddenly asked how can he take photo from it. I've no idea and start searching on youtube. I found you. Thanks for the tips.
I have an older celestron GT and I have recently got the smart phone mount. I think this will give me a great jump on getting much better pictures of the moon and planets. thanks!
I just saw your video and I am interested in astrophotography with my iPhone. Long ago would take long exposure shots within 0M-1 camera, often exposing over 30 minutes to an hour, but this was tedious in constantly adjusting a tracking starin a lens reticule. That was before the iPhone. I have a Celestron 8 telescope I will use. Thank you for your helpful tips.
@@LateNightAstronomy Unfortunately this adapter doesn't work with my Samsung S21. The lens piece sits perfectly where the power button is so every time I tighten it up it shuts the phone off. The other issue I experienced is the weight of this product. It's a bit heavy for my Meade Starfinder Dobsonian and I'm finding I have to adjust the mount for it all the time. Too many domino effects just to make it work. Otherwise cool if you got a regular scope and older phone that doesn't have the power button on the sides.
I have an Orion TX8, the phone adapter that cam with it is a cheap one, but it works. I use an IPhone 14 and the few pictures I’ve taken are really amazing. Can’t wait to get better at it.
Hi, just starting out. Got some great shots of the moon using my telescope and Oppo X 5 lite. Plus I watched your video first to help, as I got the same bracket to hold my phone. Thank you for the great tips.
Thank you for this video. I have been trying to work out how to set this addaptor up and you made it so simple. now I can take pictures with my phone. Great job you have gained a new subscriber.
Tried using my IPhone last night on my sky-watcher 8in Dobsonian, got some decent pictures but still learning. Thanks for the tutorial, I’ll use it as soon as the sky clears.
i have been using mobile for astrophotography for past 3 years... i use meade ng-60sm telescope and moto g5s plus... i don't have adapter so i cutout a mobile cover of the size of eyepiece and use it... trust me works great...
I use voice commands so there is no shaking. It also has an astro camera application for Android that automatically takes a series of photos with more adjustment options (including calibration flat and dark frames). In the pro mode of the regular smartphone camera, more parameters can be adjusted even better. It is good to use a filter to remove the near-infrared spectrum, since most smartphone cameras register near-IR, which blurs the images.
I started using that same adapter last week and tools some nice shots of the moon. Thanks for showing how to collect it to the lens. I was having a hard time with that and was doing it while the lens was attached to the telescope 🤣
Thank for easy to do videos....I use a Samsung s53 and celestron astro master 130. It's hard to take a good picture, like fog in the middle and very small round picture in the middle. I just keep on trying to make it better
Just bought an Orion XT8 Dob. Friend made a 3d printer frame for my iPhone 13 Pro Max. Your tips were very helpful. I'm a novice at the iPhone imaging via scope so a lot to learn.
Thank you for taking time to show “us” beginners the steps towards astrology photography just this editorial has me smiling cannot wait till I’ve taken some good pics and able to show them off. BTW, I am using my iPhone X with a Gosky adapter. My telescope is a Orion Star Blaster 6/6i my past scopes were always smaller and could only really view the moon. Viewing from Southern California lots of city lights
Thank you so much for this video it’s very helpful for beginners like me,can’t wait to try it and share with my family and friends what I’m seeing in this wonderful Sky
I just bought one on ebay and can't wait to use it! I am new with telescopes and I have a beginners F300 70m telescope that came with 6mm, F12mm and 20mm eyepieces, 3x barlow
@@LateNightAstronomy thank you it came today but it's a little too late because I got to get up early for work so I'll test it tomorrow and I'll come back with my report. I really appreciate your video, it's very helpful!
@@LateNightAstronomy I was having a little trouble connecting my eyepiece to the adapter you know where you tighten that screw to get the eyepiece in the adapter. it's not like screwing all the way to hold it in place. I'm wondering if this adapter that I bought is specifically for bigger telescopes
That is a great point. I have a new phone coming in and am going to have to experiment with that. I believe some companies allow you to choose which lens in the settings but I don't know if Apple does that for the iPhone.
Will have to try to connect my NexYZ to the lens first. Not sure why I did not think about that, always so frustrating trying to get the alignment working correctly.
Hey nice video! At the end you're talking about using a third party app for better exposure and iso settings. What apps would you recommend? I'm using a Google Pixel 6a. I have right now a Sirius Plossl 25mm on a 1200 aperture Orion Skyquest xt6 and planning on buying a 12.5mm. Would it be fine with the adapter in terms of quality? I've been told that a 12mm would be the maximum I can go with the aperture I have before losing on quality for planets and distant objects.
Yeah, a 12mm would be a nice buy for that scope but I bet on some clear steady nights you could push it up to around 150x on most nights with an 7, 8 or 9mm eyepiece. I rarely go over 200x even with a larger 8 inch dobsonian. Orion looks to have their Edge on planetary eypieces on sale right now too! As for the app, I have used RAW for the iphone and assumer they have a similar version for Android. Honestly though, android may let you control a lot of the manual things like iso and shutter without an addtional app.
@@LateNightAstronomy Thank you for the response, I'll be taking notes! As for the app, I found that ProCam X Lite on android to be a good app for taking photos and videos buy adjusting ISO and Shutter Speed. I'm pretty sure it resembles RAW but with less features. But anyway thanks again, I might try to buy a stronger eyepiece and see what might happen!
Hi. Im new to the hobbie, to be honest I don't even own a telescope but I do plan I purchase one soon. I've been spending most of my evenings just looking at the nights sky and learning the consolations. I've learnt a lot from this video .thank you so much. You've got your self new subscriber. 😊
Thanks for your videos! One tip on this for others, invest in a $10 remote shutter for your phone to avoid bumping the scope. BTW, your planetary imaging tutorial was really helpful, as post-processing gets a little overwhelming. And your tip on how to zoom digitally to get better focus is a life saver when using an DSLR for imaging. Thank you! As for the smart phone adapter, to align to my lens the unit clamps right on my power and volume buttons -- frustrating! I've got a Samsung and have been researching on how to disable the buttons but no success. Anyone come across a way to overcome that?
I appreciate your comment and am glad you find the videos helpful. A remote shutter is a great tool (I use one for my DSLR). Most phones also will have a time delay feature for taking the pic. Set that to 2 or 3 seconds and you should be fine as well when taking a phone pic!
First of all I want to thank you for what you do I've been watching your videos for a minute and learn a lot but I do have one question should I use the regular camera or wide view camera
Thanks so much! I would use the regular camera because that tends to be the one that is best for low light conditions. Give both a try if you can, although I know that may require shifting things around a bit.
Very helpful - the instructions that came with the telescope and mount were not as complete as this video. I should have better results next time out. Thank you
Use the count-down timer to trip the electronic shutter. Tapping the phone to release the shutter will result in blur every single time...without exception...due to the entire camera/telescope/tripod/mount system vibrating with the finger's force. So, once all adjustments have been made and you're ready to commence taking images, open up the app and find the time-delay function, set it for at least five full seconds, not less (trust me, scopes take at least four seconds to dampen oscillations and vibration that WILL be deleterious to your final images), and then tap the shutter. Be critical of your first two or three images. If they still appear blurry, try adding another five full seconds of count-down (10 seconds). You'll be surprised how much that helps.
Hi. Very nice video, I did probably most of time mistake with this adapter because instead of connecting it firstly to the eyepeace and after to the scope, I tried other steps and that s why probably I most of time lost focus, image etc... I will try the way you say it and is great for sure. I have 2 scopes, National Geographic 76/350 solar filtered scope and Celestron StarSense 127/1000. Mobile phone Motorola G14 and also eyescopes and a polarizer filter :). Greetings from Romania
Hi, great video, I've just purchased my first telescope, & I'm a keen photographer, so hoping to get some good astro pics, can't wait to try, I have a Samsung S10 lite, what apps do you recommend, thanks in advance. Linda 😀
Glad you enjoyed the video. Right now I use the built in camera app for my phone. I would encourage you to look for an app that has a free version to try out and includes fine tune features like shutter speed and iso. The more manual you can adjust and test things out the better!
plz make videos on how to stack and process frames captured through mobile... i use snapseed to edit although it works but results of stacking will be great
On 1:57 I can't do manual adjustments on my Xiaomi 11T. My phone camera can auto adjust focus and I see ''sun'' icon but cant get exposure settings... btw is this photo shooting over phone with adapter compatible with Barlow 2x ?
I’ve just got my first telescope from my wife & get my phone mount tomorrow 22nd so hoping for better weather in the UK, could you suggest an iPhone app to improve my pictures. Just found your really useful vids on here love them going to try to see the rest when I can. Thanks from an oldie in the UK.
Congrats on your telescope!!! I normally just use the built in camera app but have also dabbled in Raw+. Check out the free versions of them in the app store to see which ones might work well for you! Thanks for checking out the videos and let e know if you have any questions along the way. Clear Skies!
Hi Michael - awesome video! I was wondering if you had any tips on using this method for the Orion Nebula? Also, I tried imaging Mars (2.5x barlow, 16mm eyepiece, your adapter recommendation, and iPhone 8) but it looked like a bright blurry mess. I'd love to follow your other tutorial on processing a short video, but I imagine it needs to show up clearly on the phone before it's even worth processing? Keep up the awesome content man!
Thanks for your kind words and feedback! Mars right now is moving away from us and quite a bit smaller than it was in October. Give your technique a try on Jupiter and Saturn later this year and I think you will have more pleasing results! Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Dude, I really needed this video. I have the adapter you showed, but struggled on how to install my phone on it. I have a simpler adapter coming soon, so I'll see which one works best. I have a Samsung A50 phone (Android). What photography apps would you recommend?
I'm glad the video helped you out! I have used apps such as Raw+ for my iPhone. Try to find one that will allow you to fine tune things such as exposure and iso. Your android phone may already do that with the default camera!
Hello, may I ask what phone are you using, I heard that some iphones struggle with the clamp and the volume buttons, do you think thats true? I have the iphone 11 and im a little bit scared of that
Love your videos as usual and your enthusiasm, I used the same technique on my planets video. Are there any quality benefits to planetary imaging by using a webcam or dslr over a phone? Thanks
Right now I primarily use my iPhone X to image the Moon and my DSLR for the planets. I am hoping to test out some 4k footage and processing on Jupiter and Saturn using my iPhone this month.
This is a great question that I should probably make a video on sometime this year! I recently bought for my two nieces who are just a bit older than your son the Tasco 60mm refractor. It's less than 50 dollars and is a great telescope to get started with views of the Moon and Planets. It also comes with an addtional microscope. Here is a link to it www.highpointscientific.com/tasco-60mm-refractor-and-1200x-microscope-kit-30060402cm
Hi, thank you once again for taking your time and making these extremely useful videos which helps amateur beginners like us to go ahead with their astronomy journey. As a viewer I had one sincere request, would you be able to put a video on Celestron NexYZ smartphone adapter and how to use that adapter on the iphones. This would be extremely extremely helpful. Thanks :)
Great video, thank you. I have a Celestron Nexstar 6se, iPhone 11 Pro, using the Celestron mount. I’m having a devil of a time with the Celestron mount holding steady with the eyepiece screws in the way of the clamp. Any suggestions?
I have a beginners telescope that I've already taken mediocre photos through but my cell phone adapter just arrived, thanks for the tips I'm actually excited for the next full moon
@@LateNightAstronomy thank you and I'll be sure to let you know how it goes (if I can get a half decent video I may post my first youtube video), my telescope is just a celestron astromaster 70 but I'm planning on picking up a barlow lense to try and get a better view.
Hi! Thanks so much for this video, I was struggling with he adapter. Now using your method it seems to work but I don't seem to be able to see anything, A ring shows up - I thought it was the moon but it didn't move, so I think it is the light that somehow is doing this. I was looking through a window with the celestron 130 eq. Do you know what I should do? Thanks!
Bro u define well but I have a double eye baincular and I have no more buks to buy any attachments for this purpose so how can I this Please reply 🙏 and help me thaks Ur videos is good
New phones with multiple cameras are more difficult to work with for astrohptography. See if the settings will allow you to choose which lens is shooting.
Learning lots appreciate your lessons, want to use phone on a C9LXT9.25SOC/CGEMii on special order, OnePlus 9 can do RAW vids/and shutter speed/ISO settings. Steep learning with vid processing programs w/autostakker13, have to wait on CMOScamera, budget. Lotsa boning up todo. subscribed.
Hey, question here from a beginner :), i have an 8 inch dobsonian and a phone holder. i tried to capture the planets but they are so bright i only see a white circle. Even on the lowest exposure with my iPhone. can 3 party apps resolve this? And if so, wich ones would you recommend?
Yeah, look to get a free third party video app to start with. You will want to set the exposure and ISO pretty low. Also play around with capturing videos of the planets. Sometimes that's easier than pictures.
Is there any good app for viewing celestial bodies much more closer and clearer. Then, I was hoping if you could suggest me a good app for viewing celestial objects, in a quite similar way of using a real scope or relatable?🌕
Thank you for a easy to understand video. I tried this using my celestron travel scope 70. Because of the weight of the phone the telescope keeps dropping. I've tried a few tripods with the same result, it's very frustrating and cannot get a photo or line up the telescope. Is there solution to this?
“The heavens declare the glory of God”-Psalm 19:1 Thank you for taking time to show “us” beginners the steps towards astrology photography just this editorial has me smiling
I have a celestron dx130 az and I have been trying to see andromeda galaxy with my telescope which I haven’t done it yet. Can you suggest me the best eyepiece and the Barlow lens if required to watch andromeda galaxy please and thank you
Use the lowest powered eyepiece that you have which is probably the 25mm that came with that eyepiece. Andromeda is big and you will want to see the space around it for it to pop out of the background of space.
Taking the eye peace out of the scope to align it first makes so much sense 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Thank you lol
Glad you found it helpful!
I have been using my smartphone to take pictures and videos of the moon and the planets. I have had a lot of fun and no problem taking pictures of the moon, but the planets have driven me crazy! Now I have a rather inexpensive small beginner refractor which has a focal length of 700 mm x 60 mm (not sure what the 60 mm means). I bought a 3x barlow lens and a 2x barlow lens along with a 16 mm and 10 mm lens to go along with the 20 mm & 6.5 mm lens that came with the scope. I use a Samsung phone and I use the auto focus feature and zoom feature to take my pics and videos. The problem is that no matter what I use, when observing the planets (Jupiter, Saturn and Mars) all I'm getting is a blob of white light. Sometimes I use filters (blue, green, yellow and red) but again I get nothing but blots of blue, green, yellow or red dots (some larger in size if I increase the magnification) but never much of anything else. I have gotten some cool looking videos of Saturn (after trying for almost two months) but again, the images are small (understandable due to the quality of telescope I'm using) and all of them are out of focus, and look awful! I've tried using PIPP and Registax, but still don't get very good images at all. Is there anything I can do to improve this situation or do I just need to accept I bought the wrong telescope and just get something bigger and better next time?
Thank you for such a detailed comment walking me through your setup. The 60mm for your telescope tells you how wide the aperture, basically how much light it is letting in. With your size telescope, I would set a realistic limit of about 75x magnification on most nights. A 10mm lens would get you 70x magnification: (700mm focal length divided by 10mm eyepiece.) I would start by not using the barlow lens for imaging and attempting to connect your camera using the 10mm eyepiece. I also have some videos that cover the basics of pipp, autostakkret and registax that can help you out a bit. Don't give up on your telescope just yet, I started with a 60mm refractor and enjoyed views of the Moon and planets with it before moving up to a larger telescope. Take care and let me know if you have anymore questions. ua-cam.com/video/icCGcwqiOuc/v-deo.html
I am a new astronomer and also wanted to do astrophotography. I love it when you clicked the pic and said " now you are an astrophotographer" ... Thanks a lot for that video bro.
Nik from Melbourne
Thanks for the comment, Nik. If I can help you out with any questions about astronomy or astrophotography, please let me know. Take care and clear skies!
Now you7;ll get to find out how to track the object in the screen, so you can use long-exposures to get better & brighter photos. That is, unless you get a motorized telescope. :)
It's probably in another of this guy's videos.
Can't wait to start using what I learned here. Your videos are easy to understand and great for beginners like myself. Many thanks
I appreciate you saying that, Mike. Take care and keep me updated on how it goes for you!
I am using a travel 70400 nothing fancy but I can't get my phone to stay on the adapter,as it doesn't have a tighten mechanism rather than a spring mechanism:(
Thanks for providing the tip of attaching the adapter to a lens first and then centering the camera by holding the lens up to a light! I kept trying to do it in the dark by mounting the adapter to the lens mounted directly on the telescope and was finding it difficult to get it centered. Also I see you have images of Jupiter taken with an iPhone 6, which I thought was not possible because of the lack of being able to adjust the camera for night sky viewing. It's one reason I bought a iPhone 12; just for its night mode for astrophotography. You however, pointed out that you use a third party app to adjust the ISO and shutter speed. Wish I'd known that months ago. So thanks again for providing all these helpful tips!!!!
I appreciate your thoughtful comment! The night mode on the new iphone is designed for longer exposure images of the faint open sky. The planets are so bright that you want to take quick pictures or even video of them making older iphones work just fine.
So excited to try the method from this video. I was stuck doing the exact same thing as you and getting so frustrated! I finally got my laser sight and setup sorted out and saw Jupiter's bands, moons, and the rings of Saturn for the first time. Can't wait to play with the camera.
I used my Redmi 4x and Celestron 76AZ. It works marvelously well on Lunar and Planetary. I used AS3 and Registax 6 to process the image and Lightroom for finishing. It really inspired me to become an astrophotographer someday!
Nice combination of camera and scope for the moon and planets. AS3 and Registax 6 have been my go to for several years. Thanks for sharing and take care!
I too ordered it, today itself, now waiting for the skies to get clear, nd your techniques gave me an overview on how to use it, thanks a ton!!!!
Anytime. Stop back by if you have any questions and clear skies!
I was finally able to see jupiter through my telescope I got earlier this week. I want to add my phone to it to get a video of it. Space truly is beautiful.
That's amazing to hear. Jupiter is my favorite planet to overserve and image.
Subscribed. I like how you don’t scrimp on your info sharing and how clear you convey the important points. Thanks a bunch.
Thanks for the sub and I appreciate your compliment!
Thanks.I am going to try out this adapter.The one I have been using has a telescoping fitting to attach to the eyepiece and it is always falling off. Bad design (and it was recommended in an article in Astronomy magazine!) The other nice thing about this one is it looks like you can attach the holder to the eyepiece, put the eyepiece in and focus and then put the phone in.
I hope it works out well for you! I still use it for imaging the Moon and doing live streams.
Glad I found you. For 2 nights in a row I came back inside house disappointed because I couldn't take a picture. Phone even fell off of adapter at one point and chipped top corner of phone. Augh. Thank you for describing clearly and with lots of clear pictures on how to set up adapter and focus with a light. Bonus. I'm 50 and it's my first telescope, I have a Celestron AZ 70 LT AstroMaster. Subscribed and liked.
Congrats on your first telescope and I'm glad you found this video helpful! Take care and clear skies!
I am just starting out at the urging and gift of Max Explore model 40070 scope from my older brother (he’s 80 I’m 74). So venturing out to try my hand at it, this video helped very much
I'm very glad to hear that! Best of luck to you and keep me updated on how things go for you!
Nice tip on the light to align the camera.
Thanks! That was the trick for me that took a great deal of frustration out of the process!
many thanks to you. I got my kid a beginner telescope. He suddenly asked how can he take photo from it. I've no idea and start searching on youtube. I found you. Thanks for the tips.
I hope you and your kid have a wonderful time out observing the night sky and taking some pictures along the way.
This was my for video for astrophotography and so easy to understand. I subscribed so I can learn more from your videos.
Thank you! More to come regarding astrophotography soon!
I have an older celestron GT and I have recently got the smart phone mount. I think this will give me a great jump on getting much better pictures of the moon and planets. thanks!
Glad you found it helpful. Please stop back by with any questions and share your pictures with me on instagram.
I just saw your video and I am interested in astrophotography with my iPhone. Long ago would take long exposure shots within 0M-1 camera, often exposing over 30 minutes to an hour, but this was tedious in constantly adjusting a tracking starin a lens reticule. That was before the iPhone. I have a Celestron 8 telescope I will use. Thank you for your helpful tips.
Let me know how that goes for you!
thank you so much!!!!!! i was struggling a lot because i didnt know how to put it on my telescope. i subbed and liked
I appreciate that and am glad the video helped you out! Clear skies.
Super excited to try this out now. Thanks for sharing this.
Let me know how it works out for you and what you are able to image.
@@LateNightAstronomy Unfortunately this adapter doesn't work with my Samsung S21. The lens piece sits perfectly where the power button is so every time I tighten it up it shuts the phone off. The other issue I experienced is the weight of this product. It's a bit heavy for my Meade Starfinder Dobsonian and I'm finding I have to adjust the mount for it all the time. Too many domino effects just to make it work. Otherwise cool if you got a regular scope and older phone that doesn't have the power button on the sides.
@@Slider617 Sorry it didn't work out for you. Any idea if there are other types of adapters on amazon.com that may work better with you phone?
I have an Orion TX8, the phone adapter that cam with it is a cheap one, but it works. I use an IPhone 14 and the few pictures I’ve taken are really amazing. Can’t wait to get better at it.
We have a near identical set up. I was out a few weeks ago imaging the Moon with my iPhone as well!
Hi, just starting out. Got some great shots of the moon using my telescope and Oppo X 5 lite. Plus I watched your video first to help, as I got the same bracket to hold my phone. Thank you for the great tips.
I'm glad this video helped you out! Let me know if you have any questions and feel free to share your pictures with me over on instagram.
Thank you for this video. I have been trying to work out how to set this addaptor up and you made it so simple. now I can take pictures with my phone. Great job you have gained a new subscriber.
I appreciate your support.
Thank you very much! I couldn't figure out how to use the phone adaptor until I watched this.
I'm glad you found it helpful. Clear skies!
All my astrophotographies are done with my phone. I never stacked and it renders very very nice !
Awesome. What do you like to shoot?
Got my 1st telescope today and still figure things out. This vid helped me understand how some of it is done thank!
I'm so glad to hear that! Clear skies and be sure to catch my monthly series on what you can see in the night sky.
Tried using my IPhone last night on my sky-watcher 8in Dobsonian, got some decent pictures but still learning. Thanks for the tutorial, I’ll use it as soon as the sky clears.
Glad you found it helpful and stop back by to let me know what you are able to image or video with it!
I'm using the Celestron phone adapter, it's a really solid choice!
Glad to know. I'll have to give it a look!
i have been using mobile for astrophotography for past 3 years... i use meade ng-60sm telescope and moto g5s plus... i don't have adapter so i cutout a mobile cover of the size of eyepiece and use it... trust me works great...
That's a creative way of connecting the two devices.
@@LateNightAstronomy thanks ☺️... Necessity is the mother of all invention 😁😁
I never thought of taking the eyepiece out of the telescope to align it. Great Idea. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm glad you found it helpful. New phones with 3 plus lenses are now to difficulty with alignment.
@LateNightAstronomy mine has 4, but it only shoots from the one in the middle so it doesn't matter.
I use voice commands so there is no shaking. It also has an astro camera application for Android that automatically takes a series of photos with more adjustment options (including calibration flat and dark frames). In the pro mode of the regular smartphone camera, more parameters can be adjusted even better. It is good to use a filter to remove the near-infrared spectrum, since most smartphone cameras register near-IR, which blurs the images.
Smart solution. Thanks for sharing!
I started using that same adapter last week and tools some nice shots of the moon. Thanks for showing how to collect it to the lens. I was having a hard time with that and was doing it while the lens was attached to the telescope 🤣
I did the exact same thing when I first got mine and found it very frustrating at first. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Same here! I cannot wait to do it right! Thank you!
I did too! LOL Now I see how it's done correctly. 😊
Thanks so much for posting this.. just getting into astronomy with my kids and so much to learn, can’t Thankyou enough for posting
That is so great to hear! Please stop back by for any questions you may have about the hobby along the way!
Thank for easy to do videos....I use a Samsung s53 and celestron astro master 130. It's hard to take a good picture, like fog in the middle and very small round picture in the middle. I just keep on trying to make it better
I started with my phone on the Moon and Planets!!! It's amazing what you can do with what you already own.
Just bought an Orion XT8 Dob. Friend made a 3d printer frame for my iPhone 13 Pro Max. Your tips were very helpful. I'm a novice at the iPhone imaging via scope so a lot to learn.
That's a great telescope and I'm glad you found the video helpful. Take care and clear skies!
@@LateNightAstronomy I also set the camera timer to a 3 second delay to eliminate any shaking from pressing the record button
@@hawaiianstarman That's a great solution!
Thank you for taking time to show “us” beginners the steps towards astrology photography just this editorial has me smiling cannot wait till I’ve taken some good pics and able to show them off.
BTW, I am using my iPhone X with a Gosky adapter. My telescope is a Orion Star Blaster 6/6i my past scopes were always smaller and could only really view the moon.
Viewing from Southern California lots of city lights
Glad you found the video helpful. You've got a nice setup to take some great pictures/videos of the moon and planets. Take care and clear skies!
I have a starblast 6i also and the new iphone 13 pro and wonder if the 3 cameras work with any of these adapters
*astronomy
Thank you so much for this video it’s very helpful for beginners like me,can’t wait to try it and share with my family and friends what I’m seeing in this wonderful Sky
You are very welcome! Let me know if you have any questions on anything and keep enjoying astronomy! Take care and clear skies!
I just bought one on ebay and can't wait to use it! I am new with telescopes and I have a beginners F300 70m telescope that came with 6mm, F12mm and 20mm eyepieces, 3x barlow
Congrats and let me know how that goes for you. Shy away from using the 3x barlow, that can give too much magnification a lot of the time!
@@LateNightAstronomy thank you it came today but it's a little too late because I got to get up early for work so I'll test it tomorrow and I'll come back with my report. I really appreciate your video, it's very helpful!
@@LateNightAstronomy I was having a little trouble connecting my eyepiece to the adapter you know where you tighten that screw to get the eyepiece in the adapter. it's not like screwing all the way to hold it in place. I'm wondering if this adapter that I bought is specifically for bigger telescopes
@@vintagegirl1961 Which model did you buy?
@@LateNightAstronomy
My telescope is not the 1.25. it's a 0.965 one if that helps.
Great video, thank you! Any tips on how to align the phone with multiple camera lenses?
That is a great point. I have a new phone coming in and am going to have to experiment with that. I believe some companies allow you to choose which lens in the settings but I don't know if Apple does that for the iPhone.
@@LateNightAstronomy I'd love to hear what you come up with! Just purchased my very 1st setup and I'm having difficulty aligning.
@@jessicalynn7597 Main thing I would suggest now is try to first align it indoors and then take it out to the telescope.
Wow, thank you for posting this video. I plan on using the techniques I've learned here.
I'm glad you found the video helpful. It's a great way to get into astrohptography!
This video help me a lot. Thank you!
Glad it helped! Let me know if you ever have any questions!
Very useful ..Thanks.......I am using a celestrsran 25x70 binaculors...
That is a nice pair of binoculars!
This is very helpful. Already ordered the same mount. Thanks!
I'm glad to hear that! Get back to me with how it goes for your imaging!
Thanks brother
I really appreciate the way you have explained to take a sharp images on mobile
Thanks again🙏🙏
Anytime. I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment!
Thanks ! I just ordered this mount, hopefully it works as well for me..
I used it this week for a live stream of the Moon and it keeps working great!
Will have to try to connect my NexYZ to the lens first. Not sure why I did not think about that, always so frustrating trying to get the alignment working correctly.
It took me a long time before I thought to do it inside with some light myself!
Hey nice video! At the end you're talking about using a third party app for better exposure and iso settings. What apps would you recommend? I'm using a Google Pixel 6a. I have right now a Sirius Plossl 25mm on a 1200 aperture Orion Skyquest xt6 and planning on buying a 12.5mm. Would it be fine with the adapter in terms of quality? I've been told that a 12mm would be the maximum I can go with the aperture I have before losing on quality for planets and distant objects.
Yeah, a 12mm would be a nice buy for that scope but I bet on some clear steady nights you could push it up to around 150x on most nights with an 7, 8 or 9mm eyepiece. I rarely go over 200x even with a larger 8 inch dobsonian. Orion looks to have their Edge on planetary eypieces on sale right now too! As for the app, I have used RAW for the iphone and assumer they have a similar version for Android. Honestly though, android may let you control a lot of the manual things like iso and shutter without an addtional app.
@@LateNightAstronomy Thank you for the response, I'll be taking notes! As for the app, I found that ProCam X Lite on android to be a good app for taking photos and videos buy adjusting ISO and Shutter Speed. I'm pretty sure it resembles RAW but with less features. But anyway thanks again, I might try to buy a stronger eyepiece and see what might happen!
Lovely.. Easy to understand video.. Thanks a lot
Thanks for your comment! Take care.
Thanks. You are very helpful
Take care and let me know if you ever have any questions!
Hi. Im new to the hobbie, to be honest I don't even own a telescope but I do plan I purchase one soon. I've been spending most of my evenings just looking at the nights sky and learning the consolations. I've learnt a lot from this video .thank you so much. You've got your self new subscriber. 😊
I appreciate you taking the time to share that with me! Clear skies!
how is it going after an year?
Thanks for your videos! One tip on this for others, invest in a $10 remote shutter for your phone to avoid bumping the scope. BTW, your planetary imaging tutorial was really helpful, as post-processing gets a little overwhelming. And your tip on how to zoom digitally to get better focus is a life saver when using an DSLR for imaging. Thank you! As for the smart phone adapter, to align to my lens the unit clamps right on my power and volume buttons -- frustrating! I've got a Samsung and have been researching on how to disable the buttons but no success. Anyone come across a way to overcome that?
I appreciate your comment and am glad you find the videos helpful. A remote shutter is a great tool (I use one for my DSLR). Most phones also will have a time delay feature for taking the pic. Set that to 2 or 3 seconds and you should be fine as well when taking a phone pic!
And as we did with Old cameras Upp the mirror and use remote shutter or timed shutter bak in the 80 - 2000 We were Using Tri X 400 ASA 🌠
This is so nice thanks for the clear explanation.
My pleasure! Clear Skies!
First of all I want to thank you for what you do I've been watching your videos for a minute and learn a lot but I do have one question should I use the regular camera or wide view camera
Thanks so much! I would use the regular camera because that tends to be the one that is best for low light conditions. Give both a try if you can, although I know that may require shifting things around a bit.
Awesome video!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Looking forward to giving this a try
A very good and informative video
Thanks for sharing
It's a great app! Thanks for your kind comment!
Very helpful - the instructions that came with the telescope and mount were not as complete as this video. I should have better results next time out. Thank you
That's great to hear! let me know how it works out for you!
Use the count-down timer to trip the electronic shutter. Tapping the phone to release the shutter will result in blur every single time...without exception...due to the entire camera/telescope/tripod/mount system vibrating with the finger's force. So, once all adjustments have been made and you're ready to commence taking images, open up the app and find the time-delay function, set it for at least five full seconds, not less (trust me, scopes take at least four seconds to dampen oscillations and vibration that WILL be deleterious to your final images), and then tap the shutter. Be critical of your first two or three images. If they still appear blurry, try adding another five full seconds of count-down (10 seconds). You'll be surprised how much that helps.
A great tip!
Very helpful video. Thankyou 👁🗨
I'm glad to hear that!
Hi. Very nice video, I did probably most of time mistake with this adapter because instead of connecting it firstly to the eyepeace and after to the scope, I tried other steps and that s why probably I most of time lost focus, image etc... I will try the way you say it and is great for sure. I have 2 scopes, National Geographic 76/350 solar filtered scope and Celestron StarSense 127/1000. Mobile phone Motorola G14 and also eyescopes and a polarizer filter :). Greetings from Romania
Did it end up working out for you?
@@LateNightAstronomy yes but not suction 🪠 ones. I buyed a more professional.
Cool. This is just what i was looking for. Thank you.
Anytime. Let me know if you have any questions.
thanks for the true review
I appreciate it!
Hi, great video, I've just purchased my first telescope, & I'm a keen photographer, so hoping to get some good astro pics, can't wait to try, I have a Samsung S10 lite, what apps do you recommend, thanks in advance. Linda 😀
Glad you enjoyed the video. Right now I use the built in camera app for my phone. I would encourage you to look for an app that has a free version to try out and includes fine tune features like shutter speed and iso. The more manual you can adjust and test things out the better!
plz make videos on how to stack and process frames captured through mobile... i use snapseed to edit although it works but results of stacking will be great
You may find this video useful that I made a few months ago. ua-cam.com/video/zQYbtzsnQ3E/v-deo.html
@@LateNightAstronomy thanks ☺️
On 1:57 I can't do manual adjustments on my Xiaomi 11T. My phone camera can auto adjust focus and I see ''sun'' icon but cant get exposure settings...
btw is this photo shooting over phone with adapter compatible with Barlow 2x ?
I’ve just got my first telescope from my wife & get my phone mount tomorrow 22nd so hoping for better weather in the UK, could you suggest an iPhone app to improve my pictures. Just found your really useful vids on here love them going to try to see the rest when I can. Thanks from an oldie in the UK.
Congrats on your telescope!!! I normally just use the built in camera app but have also dabbled in Raw+. Check out the free versions of them in the app store to see which ones might work well for you! Thanks for checking out the videos and let e know if you have any questions along the way. Clear Skies!
Taken me ages to attach my phone. Hope this works. Thanks
I hope so too. Let me know if you have any questions!
@@LateNightAstronomy worked perfectly, just need to master taking photos. Many thanks
thanks for this video. I struggled to get my adapter working. Which camera do you recommend, close medium or far camera to use to take photo???
Try starting out with medium and then use telephoto if it's on your phone.
Hi Michael - awesome video! I was wondering if you had any tips on using this method for the Orion Nebula? Also, I tried imaging Mars (2.5x barlow, 16mm eyepiece, your adapter recommendation, and iPhone 8) but it looked like a bright blurry mess. I'd love to follow your other tutorial on processing a short video, but I imagine it needs to show up clearly on the phone before it's even worth processing? Keep up the awesome content man!
Thanks for your kind words and feedback! Mars right now is moving away from us and quite a bit smaller than it was in October. Give your technique a try on Jupiter and Saturn later this year and I think you will have more pleasing results! Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Thank you for the video - great stuff - I'm on it!!! Can't wait!!! I knew there would be a smart way of doing this!!! :-)
Glad you found it helpful! Take care and clear skies!
THIS A GOOD VIDEO AS I JUST BOUGHT A "BEBANG" ONE FOR A 7 YR OLD BOY AND WASN'T SURE HOW TO USE THIS DEVICE. THANKS
Dude, I really needed this video. I have the adapter you showed, but struggled on how to install my phone on it. I have a simpler adapter coming soon, so I'll see which one works best. I have a Samsung A50 phone (Android). What photography apps would you recommend?
I'm glad the video helped you out! I have used apps such as Raw+ for my iPhone. Try to find one that will allow you to fine tune things such as exposure and iso. Your android phone may already do that with the default camera!
@@LateNightAstronomy I'm not too well versed with phone camera settings, but I will play around once I start shooting.
So informative! Love it 🤩
Glad you think so!
ty for this video. Would this adapter work with the NextStar 8se / iPhone 12 Pro Max?
I believe it would.
Thanks.it helped me
Glad it helped
My man putting in the work got the 1k plus subscribers too
I appreciate your continued support and hope you are doing well my friend!
I'll try to do the same (I Hope) thanks you for showing the video 😊
Let me know if you are able to snap a picture of the Moon!
Hello, may I ask what phone are you using, I heard that some iphones struggle with the clamp and the volume buttons, do you think thats true? I have the iphone 11 and im a little bit scared of that
I am using the iPhone X. I have had that issue before, but a slight adjustment typically solves the problem.
Enjoyed your video.
Thank you!
Love your videos as usual and your enthusiasm, I used the same technique on my planets video.
Are there any quality benefits to planetary imaging by using a webcam or dslr over a phone? Thanks
Right now I primarily use my iPhone X to image the Moon and my DSLR for the planets. I am hoping to test out some 4k footage and processing on Jupiter and Saturn using my iPhone this month.
@@LateNightAstronomy Thats great! Do you use any filters to expose the Jupiter bands or just reduce the exposure?
Hello, i found this video interesting. My 3 year old son is really interested on planets, any suggestions for a good and cheap telescope? Thanks!
This is a great question that I should probably make a video on sometime this year! I recently bought for my two nieces who are just a bit older than your son the Tasco 60mm refractor. It's less than 50 dollars and is a great telescope to get started with views of the Moon and Planets. It also comes with an addtional microscope. Here is a link to it www.highpointscientific.com/tasco-60mm-refractor-and-1200x-microscope-kit-30060402cm
@@LateNightAstronomy Thanks, please make a video about telescope with the price range of $200 below, i am really interested on buying one
Hi, thank you once again for taking your time and making these extremely useful videos which helps amateur beginners like us to go ahead with their astronomy journey. As a viewer I had one sincere request, would you be able to put a video on Celestron NexYZ smartphone adapter and how to use that adapter on the iphones. This would be extremely extremely helpful. Thanks :)
If I ever come across that product I will be sure to do a review/tutorial of it. Have a great day and take care!
my telescope is arriving tomorrow!!
i am beyond excited. I will bother you if I have questions!
Congratulations on the purchase and please let me know what how it goes for you!
Great video, thank you. I have a Celestron Nexstar 6se, iPhone 11 Pro, using the Celestron mount. I’m having a devil of a time with the Celestron mount holding steady with the eyepiece screws in the way of the clamp. Any suggestions?
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Are you using a similar phone adapter like the one in this video?
What is a good app to adjust longer exposures on an iPhone
Check out Raw+ in the app store. It's one I've played around with a bit in the past.
Crazy how few videos show you how to do this thanks
You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
THANK YOU!!!
My pleasure!
I have a beginners telescope that I've already taken mediocre photos through but my cell phone adapter just arrived, thanks for the tips I'm actually excited for the next full moon
Glad to hear that. Stop back by and let me know how it goes. What telescope do you own?
@@LateNightAstronomy thank you and I'll be sure to let you know how it goes (if I can get a half decent video I may post my first youtube video), my telescope is just a celestron astromaster 70 but I'm planning on picking up a barlow lense to try and get a better view.
Hi! Thanks so much for this video, I was struggling with he adapter. Now using your method it seems to work but I don't seem to be able to see anything, A ring shows up - I thought it was the moon but it didn't move, so I think it is the light that somehow is doing this. I was looking through a window with the celestron 130 eq. Do you know what I should do? Thanks!
My guess is that it's because you have a cell phone with more than one lens and the phone is switch the lens from the one you first aligned it to.
I got a maksutov cassegrain telescope and the pixel 6 has an astrophotography mode, i would love to try to mount it on the scope
If you are able to do that, please let me know how it goes for you!
Bro u define well but I have a double eye baincular and I have no more buks to buy any attachments for this purpose so how can I this
Please reply 🙏 and help me thaks
Ur videos is good
New phones with multiple cameras are more difficult to work with for astrohptography. See if the settings will allow you to choose which lens is shooting.
Learning lots appreciate your lessons, want to use phone on a C9LXT9.25SOC/CGEMii on special order, OnePlus 9 can do RAW vids/and shutter speed/ISO settings. Steep learning with vid processing programs w/autostakker13, have to wait on CMOScamera, budget. Lotsa boning up todo. subscribed.
Thanks for your support. Let me know if you have any questions with post processing after watching some of my other videos! Take care and clear skies!
Hey, question here from a beginner :), i have an 8 inch dobsonian and a phone holder. i tried to capture the planets but they are so bright i only see a white circle. Even on the lowest exposure with my iPhone. can 3 party apps resolve this? And if so, wich ones would you recommend?
Yeah, look to get a free third party video app to start with. You will want to set the exposure and ISO pretty low. Also play around with capturing videos of the planets. Sometimes that's easier than pictures.
@@LateNightAstronomy okay thanks!!
I use my iPhone 12 promax but I’m thinking of installing a 3rd party camera app. As I can resolve Jupiter clearly with the stock camera on the phone
I would recommend doing that. The stock camera just isn't that good for fine adjustments of bright planets.
Is there any good app for viewing celestial bodies much more closer and clearer. Then, I was hoping if you could suggest me a good app for viewing celestial objects, in a quite similar way of using a real scope or relatable?🌕
Not that I am aware of. Most of the apps I'm aware of require a telescope for views like that.
Thank you for a easy to understand video. I tried this using my celestron travel scope 70. Because of the weight of the phone the telescope keeps dropping. I've tried a few tripods with the same result, it's very frustrating and cannot get a photo or line up the telescope. Is there solution to this?
You could possibly attempt to use a magnet at the opposite end as a counter weight.
“The heavens declare the glory of God”-Psalm 19:1 Thank you for taking time to show “us” beginners the steps towards astrology photography just this editorial has me smiling
Glad it was helpful! Keep enjoying the night sky.
My s21 5g had 30x zoom that is enough for moon photos and with samsungs digital sharpening it works wonder but I'd like to go a little further
Wow! Nice to hear that. Great work!
hi, what eyepiece that can produce good image but without any vignete? Is it the wide angle 15mm FOV 68mm will do the job??
What telescope do you have?
From Iraq
Thank u for these information 🌹
Very glad you found it helpful! Clear skies!
I have a celestron dx130 az and I have been trying to see andromeda galaxy with my telescope which I haven’t done it yet. Can you suggest me the best eyepiece and the Barlow lens if required to watch andromeda galaxy please and thank you
Use the lowest powered eyepiece that you have which is probably the 25mm that came with that eyepiece. Andromeda is big and you will want to see the space around it for it to pop out of the background of space.
Any tips when using this adapter with Orion edge on planetary eyepiece?
It have weird small angled edge and is very hard to install it, thank you
Yeah, I have the same eyepiece and have found that I've got to connect it below the rubber eyeguard.