iPhone 14 Pro Max Milky Way with iPhone 14 PM

[MatthewStorm]

Here's my lame ass attempt.

 

[Chevysales]

ITS MILKY WAY TIME!!!

I went to my usual dark sky location to test the iPhone 14 pro max in night mode. I must say the new larger sensor is 4x better than the 13 pro max. The Milky Way looks way more realistic and like a DSLR image……finally! Crazy to see these at ISO 12,500 and 10,000… wow. The max ISO of the new sensor is 12,768! Wow. But the images are clean at that ISO. I’m impressed. My iPhone was tracked on my skywatcher Star Adventurer during the 30” exposure to keep the stars pinpoint.

ProRAW and edited in Lightroom mobile.


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Out of camera jpeg, no edit

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Nice captures with a phone 👏🏻

 

[ToddH]

Here's my lame ass attempt.
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Dang… what happened? Was this 30” or 3”. Hopefully I can help you with your next attempt

 

[ToddH]

How about posting a image of your setup for taking these images, used to have a Celestron with tracking, but that was long ago.

Just a simple setup..

 

[Pug72]

Very nice what app did you use to locate?

Just my eyes. Saturn and Jupiter stand out in the night sky. Jupiter especially so, every evening it appears above the horizon above my back garden bright as can be.
Like this 🙂:

 

[Sweatypalms557]

14 Pro. 30s ProRAW. Just color balance adjustment in Lightroom Mobile after.

 

[MatthewStorm]

Dang… what happened? Was this 30” or 3”. Hopefully I can help you with your next attempt

Please help. 3.3 seconds. I could never get 30.

 

[ToddH]

Please help. 3.3 seconds. I could never get 30.

Ok… well you will only get 10” handheld, 30” on a tripod. If swipe up from just above the camera options at the bottom on the screen, you will see the yellow spot, this is the night mode icon. Slide the exposure limiter to the left to get the maximum exposure time. In this example I could only get 3s because the space I pointed my iPhone camera at wasn’t dark enough for a longer exposure. But at night, it will show 30” max… so give this a try.

 

[deuxani]

I’m really curious to see some pro photos of Jupiter in opposition and being the closest to earth in almost 60 years.

 

[qtrim]

Based on the title, I was expecting to see the iPhone 14 size compared to a Milky Way candy bar.

 

[Taldric2022]

My 30 second exposure pointing straight up from my house. Put my phone on top of my car, then used the AppleWatch as a shutter trigger. The streaks are from a plane flying over (we live in the take off/landing pattern for SeaTac). Just used the edit features in the photos app on the phone.

 

[WinterWolf90]

That's really impressive.

 

[wba1990]

When you open your camera and it’s dark outside, top left corner shows a yellow oval button with seconds shown (2 or 3s), which indicates night mode is on. Swipe up from near the bottom to show the other yellow round button. You’ll touch that, and you’ll see a numeric slider. slide that all the way to the left and if your hand holding the phone it will show 10 seconds maximum, if you’re on a tripod, it will show 30 seconds maximum depending on lighting conditions.

How does the phone know if your on a tripod or not? I never known about these settings, but would love to try and take some photos as half as good as the ones in here!

 

[ToddH]

How does the phone know if your on a tripod or not? I never known about these settings, but would love to try and take some photos as half as good as the ones in here!

The iPhone has an accelerometer built in, that is what makes games and the compass work etc. It knows when it is handheld and when it is stationary. You will see night mode switch from 10s to 30s when the iPhone recognizes that it is still.

 

[rjjacobson]

The iPhone has an accelerometer built in, that is what makes games and the compass work etc. It knows when it is handheld and when it is stationary. You will see night mode switch from 10s to 30s when the iPhone recognizes that it is still.

Cool found my iphone tripod forgot where I put it back in X or 11 days LOL. Now to have a night or two to experiment LOL. Yeah this 14 ProMax is a beautiful phone lovin it

 

[ToddH]

Cool found my iphone tripod forgot where I put it back in X or 11 days LOL. Now to have a night or two to experiment LOL. Yeah this 14 ProMax is a beautiful phone lovin it

Excellent! Let’s see what you get. Remember that ProRAW offers better quality than jpeg when shooting the night sky.

 

[rjjacobson]

Ok… well you will only get 10” handheld, 30” on a tripod. If swipe up from just above the camera options at the bottom on the screen, you will see the yellow spot, this is the night mode icon. Slide the exposure limiter to the left to get the maximum exposure time. In this example I could only get 3s because the space I pointed my iPhone camera at wasn’t dark enough for a longer exposure. But at night, it will show 30” max… so give this a try.

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Sweet thanks for this information never really played with these features more to do. Question I also have the latest Halide II upgraded it because back in day liked it but again never dug deeply into it. Looks like I can do a lot just with the apple photo app

 

[rjjacobson]

Excellent! Let’s see what you get. Remember that ProRAW offers better quality than jpeg when shooting the night sky.

Yes will set in raw for sure and gonna try at 48 mp.

 

[ToddH]

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Wow! Nice dark skies!!! And you are in the southern hemisphere as well. I’d love to see the LMC & SMC with my own eyes. Excellent shot and edit

 

[QuietGamer]

My attempt at the Milky Way using a camping table instead of a tripod to get a 30 second exposure. No editing. This camera is proving to be fun to play with.

 

[ToddH]

My attempt at the Milky Way using a camping table instead of a tripod to get a 30 second exposure. No editing. This camera is proving to be fun to play with. View attachment 2079392

Excellent results

 

[Pug72]

Jupiter last night using a telescope. Can make out the red spot.

 

[deuxani]

Jupiter last night using a telescope. Can make out the red spot.
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Wowww! I love it. Which telescope did you use?

 

[Pug72]

Skywatcher 200P

Was a surprise gift for my 50th from my wife and daughter. I'm always pointing out planets and constellations when out walking the dog so they got me this and it blows me away every time I use it. It's a bit of a beast in size.

 

[ToddH]

Skywatcher 200P

Was a surprise gift for my 50th from my wife and daughter. I'm always pointing out planets and constellations when out walking the dog so they got me this and it blows me away every time I use it. It's a bit of a beast in size.

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Nah… LOL, yours is a lightweight compared to the one I used to have…this was a beast in size. It was like a pet elephant moving it around. It had wheelbarrow handles with two wheels to move it. This was my 20” dobsonian. They are made up to 25” these days. Here is a link.

https://www.obsessiontelescopes.com/
A lot of us get pretty serious when astronomy is a hobby, it’s expensive at times. I bought mine used for $5k. Sold it 6 years ago. Now I have a 10” similar to your 8”. The larger the primary mirror, the fainter you can see into space.

Some photos I’ve taken….but not with that telescope.