AstrophotographyHow to capture the sky with your phone
It's simple, all you have to do is follow these steps:
Grab your smartphone! It'll need a fairly decent camera Use a phone tripod if you have one handy, if not, it is possible to rest your phone on a sturdy surface instead On your camera; On iPhones, select the Night Mode icon and slide all the way to the longest capture time of around 10 seconds On Samsung Galaxy, swipe to tape More, then Night On Google Pixel, tap Night Sight, there is even a specific Astrophotography mode too On Sony, tap the Night Shooting icon On Xiaomi, enable Night Mode, you can also manually adjust features yourself via 'More' > 'Exposition Prolonged' On Huawei, select Night Mode
After, you can edit the photo to bring the stars out more, especially if any light pollution interferes. This can be done by increasing the Black Point and lifting Shadows.
