iPhone astrophotography

[bkm2304]

Hello all,

This is a pic of the moon taken by my iPhone. The complex technique is as follows: 1. Find moon in scope. 2. Place friend on other end of iPhone on speaker phone. 3. Take swig of James Squire Porter for stability. 4. Stick iPhone at eyepiece - preferably with camera lens pointing towards eyepiece. 5. Press button. 6. Send to friend.

Richard:rofl:

[renormalised]

Wow!!!:eyepop:

All you need to do now is mod it with a peltier and cool it down. You'll be taking top piccies in no time!!!:P:D

A few more swigs of the Jimmy Squire will fortify the tracking, though:P:D

[bkm2304]

Thanks Carl. I am in fact planning several mods to the technique - amber ale, golden ale, pilsener.:drink:

[renormalised]

I'd recommend the pilsener, it'll stiffen up the tracking mount more than the others:D:D

[Inmykombi]

Some good detail there. Try a few more and post some soon.

By the way, you may find that the old Bundy Rum keeps all the associated mechanisms warm from the inside out .:P

[jjjnettie]

:thumbsup::eyepop::D
And why the hell not eh?
Having no images of my own to work on, I just had to put yours through PaintShop. ;)

[BerrieK]

Great stuff!! Hmmn...another reason for me to dtch myNokia nad get an I phone...

Kerrie

[bkm2304]

Thanks Jeanette! Looks a lot sharper now .......ooooohhh my head hurts.:doh:

[bkm2304]

Yes, Kerrie, the iPhone is a very good device. Can get a bit temperamental at times but is a godsend for work - emails, texting, internet, astropics!

Richard

[AdrianF]

Was that on the new or old iPhone?
The only reason I ask is I have tried to do this but couldnt.... obviously not fortified with the right stuff!

Adrian

[bkm2304]

Hi Adrian,

The iPhone is only a few months old but was done with pre version 3.0 software. The camera though hasn't changed I don't think. It was a matter of taking quite a few shots and getting the one that was most focussed. You can see the moon on the screen and when you are happy(ish) just press! :thumbsup:

Richard

[bkm2304]

Oh, also I used a 40mm eyepiece so that helped lining the camera lens up, which is tiny and distorts greatly if not square.

[lacad01]

Ahh, you have good taste :) Great innovation with using the iPhone for that shot :)

[bkm2304]

Thanks, Adam! It just seemed like the right thing to do at the time! :D

Richard