Smartphone Images
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A number of us are observers who like to capture what we see just quickly using smartphones. The latest technology means these devices have very sensitive sensors with high ISO capabilities and low noise. A selection of these images can be found here
12th February Mars & Uranus conjunction
The skies helpfully, and unexpectedly, cleared for this conjunction. I had a small 72mm refractor out looking at the moon, but then decided it was worth 'upgrading' to the 100mm for a slightly better view. Both planets are very small currently, Mars at 5.7 arc seconds and Uranus at 3.5 arc seconds. This image taken through a 24mm eyepiece to capture both in the same field of view does not show any real perceivable disk, but upping the power (I managed x296 with a 2.5mm eyepiece) showed even Uranus as a small greyish disk, no colour to my eye. The scene matched Skysafari's prediction exactly, albeit with the planets shown more brightly in the Skysafari view.
31st January Venus, Moon & Jupiter conjunction
On the morning of 31st January 2019, Venus and Jupiter were joined in the Southern sky by a waning crescent Moon. Remarkably, the skies were clear on the 30th and 31st, so we had spectacular views at around 7am when the these bright objects contrasted against a beautiful blue sky.
The images below were captured with a Samsung S9 Smartphone, and processed a little to bring out the colour to be more realistic.
The images below were captured with a Samsung S9 Smartphone, and processed a little to bring out the colour to be more realistic.
