{"id":1367,"date":"2018-07-27T23:27:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T03:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/?p=1367"},"modified":"2018-07-27T23:27:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-28T03:27:03","slug":"first-go-at-astrophotography-with-an-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/first-go-at-astrophotography-with-an-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"First go at Astrophotography with an iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mars is in opposition TONIGHT. And it is the closest it has been in 15 years, when it was the closest it had been in 63,000 years!<br \/>\nOf course, I have clouds. Some crazy storm system has been marching across our sky for about a week now and is currently dumping flood-inducing rain on a parched Ireland.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/first-go-at-astrophotography-with-an-iphone\/2018-07-25-16-46-02\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1368\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/first-go-at-astrophotography-with-an-iphone\/2018-07-25-16-46-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-25-16.46.02.png?fit=640%2C1136&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,1136\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-07-25 16.46.02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-25-16.46.02.png?fit=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1368\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-25-16.46.02.png?resize=169%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-25-16.46.02.png?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-25-16.46.02.png?resize=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 577w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-25-16.46.02.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, this is mainly what I was dealing with.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/first-go-at-astrophotography-with-an-iphone\/2018-07-27-22-13-58\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1369\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1369\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/first-go-at-astrophotography-with-an-iphone\/2018-07-27-22-13-58\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-27-22.13.58-e1532747670233.jpg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1532729638&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;6&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-07-27 22.13.58\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-27-22.13.58-e1532747670233.jpg?fit=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-27-22.13.58-e1532747670233-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-27-22.13.58-e1532747670233.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-27-22.13.58-e1532747670233.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-27-22.13.58-e1532747670233.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-27-22.13.58-e1532747670233.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But I did manage to catch a few decent shots&#8230;at high ISO.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/first-go-at-astrophotography-with-an-iphone\/moon\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1370\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/first-go-at-astrophotography-with-an-iphone\/moon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/moon.png?fit=1072%2C1088&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1072,1088\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"moon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/moon.png?fit=640%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1370\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/moon.png?resize=296%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/moon.png?resize=296%2C300&amp;ssl=1 296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/moon.png?resize=768%2C779&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/moon.png?resize=1009%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1009w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/moon.png?w=1072&amp;ssl=1 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Never saw even a hint of Mars.<\/p>\n<p>Things to remember about shooting the Moon:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>lowest ISO available<\/li>\n<li>adjust expose until Moon looks grey<\/li>\n<li>set FOC (focus) to 100 (infinity)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mars is in opposition TONIGHT. And it is the closest it has been in 15 years, when it was the closest it had been in 63,000 years! Of course, I have clouds. Some crazy storm system has been marching across &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/first-go-at-astrophotography-with-an-iphone\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[376,13],"tags":[382,384,383],"class_list":["post-1367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-photography","tag-astrophotography","tag-clouds","tag-moon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2NxlE-m3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2039,"url":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/moon-saturn-and-jupiter-to-be-visible-in-conjunction-in-august-time-date-and-how-to-watch-it\/","url_meta":{"origin":1367,"position":0},"title":"Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter to be visible in conjunction in August: Time, date, and how to watch it","author":"matthannan","date":"28 August 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"After August 28, the next day the moon will move slightly in its monthly journey around the earth. Source: Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter to be visible in conjunction in August: Time, date, and how to watch it --------------------------------------------- The Sky said \"I'm gonna do something cool! You should look.\"When I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/category\/astronomy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TheOnlyGoodMoon.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TheOnlyGoodMoon.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TheOnlyGoodMoon.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TheOnlyGoodMoon.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TheOnlyGoodMoon.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1967,"url":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/comet-neowise\/","url_meta":{"origin":1367,"position":1},"title":"Comet NEOWISE","author":"matthannan","date":"21 July 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This thing was in the sky for about a month before things lines up enough for me to get a glimpse of it. Never could see it with my naked eye. Most folks say binoculars are the sweet spot. Guess what I do not have. The worst part of it,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/category\/astronomy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5953-5959.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5953-5959.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5953-5959.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5953-5959.png?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5953-5959.png?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5953-5959.png?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2033,"url":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/testing-the-new-camera-and-a-new-location\/","url_meta":{"origin":1367,"position":2},"title":"Testing the &#8220;new&#8221; Camera and a new Location","author":"matthannan","date":"27 August 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Tried out a new location last night. This was at a boat launch\/park on the east side of one of the local lakes. While I was packing up, a late night fisherman suggested a couple of super dark locations around the state. He'd know better than me! I went out\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/category\/astronomy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bootes-35-small.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bootes-35-small.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bootes-35-small.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bootes-35-small.png?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bootes-35-small.png?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2098,"url":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/m31-and-m33-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":1367,"position":3},"title":"M31 and M33 again","author":"matthannan","date":"8 November 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Revisited the sky last night after a period of inactivity due to rain, snow, clouds, and\/or cold. It was nice to be outside again. Tried to get M31 and M33 in the same shot. M31 & M33, Take 1 Because I was unable to see my two main targets, I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/category\/astronomy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2for50-Seq-cleaned-scaled-1.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2for50-Seq-cleaned-scaled-1.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2for50-Seq-cleaned-scaled-1.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2for50-Seq-cleaned-scaled-1.png?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2for50-Seq-cleaned-scaled-1.png?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2for50-Seq-cleaned-scaled-1.png?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2129,"url":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/leveling-up-my-post-processing-with-starnet\/","url_meta":{"origin":1367,"position":4},"title":"Leveling up my post-processing with StarNet++","author":"matthannan","date":"18 November 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The other night I posted an image of Cassiopeia that I banged out very quickly in Sequator and The GIMP. Over the last few nights, I have re-run those images through Astro Pixel Processor as a way of getting better acquainted with that tool and its huge amount of features.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/category\/astronomy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cass-Seq-scaled-annotated.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cass-Seq-scaled-annotated.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cass-Seq-scaled-annotated.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cass-Seq-scaled-annotated.png?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cass-Seq-scaled-annotated.png?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cass-Seq-scaled-annotated.png?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2176,"url":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/the-cold-moon-last-full-moon-of-2020-dec-29\/","url_meta":{"origin":1367,"position":5},"title":"The Cold Moon &#8211; Last Full Moon of 2020 (Dec 29)","author":"matthannan","date":"17 January 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"With the last full moon of 2020 approaching, I had the thought that I would give astrophotography with the Astronomers Without Borders OneSky telescope another go. 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