Astrophotography
Smartphone Astrophotography
Your phone can photograph the moon, the planets, the stars and even some bright deep-sky objects. Here are the tips, apps and accessories to get great results.
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Smartphone Milky Way Blueprint
Capture amazing Milky Way images with your phone. Step-by-step program for beginners with any smartphone
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Smartphone Astrophotographer of the Year 2026
See the winning images and learn how they were taken
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How to Photograph the Milky Way With Your Phone
The complete beginner guide: planning, your phone’s best night mode, settings, focus, and editing. No DSLR needed.
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iPhone Milky Way Photography (Night Mode)
Use iPhone Night Mode (up to 30 seconds on a tripod) to shoot the Milky Way.
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Google Pixel Astrophotography Mode
Capture the Milky Way with the Pixel’s one-tap Astrophotography mode.
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Samsung Expert RAW Astrophotography
Shoot the Milky Way on a Galaxy with the free Expert RAW Astrophoto mode.
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Is the Milky Way Visible Tonight?
Check season, moon, timing, dark sky and weather to know if tonight is the night.
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How to Find a Dark Sky Near You
Use the Bortle scale and a light pollution map to find dark skies near you.
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Edit Milky Way Photos in Lightroom Mobile
Turn a flat RAW into a vivid Milky Way shot with a few free Lightroom sliders.
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Edit Milky Way Photos in Snapseed
Edit your RAW and blend a brighter foreground, all free, in Snapseed.
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7 Milky Way Phone Photography Mistakes
The mistakes that ruin phone Milky Way shots, and how to fix each one.
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Phone vs Camera for the Milky Way
Where a phone wins, where a camera wins, and what to expect from each.
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Milky Way on an Old or Budget Phone
You don’t need a flagship. Capture the Milky Way on an older or budget phone.
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Best Smartphones for Astrophotography
Find the best phones for taking great night sky images
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Smartphone Milky Way Photography
Most people think you need an expensive camera to photograph the milky way. But see here amazing photos all captured with smartphones and learn how it’s done.
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Case Study: Deep Sky Dan
Amazing Smartphone Astrophotography in Action
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How To Start Astrophotography For FREE
How to capture stunning nightscapes and process deep-sky images without spending a dime on new equipment
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Best Astrophotography Apps
See our guide to capturing the stars and planets with your iPhone’s camera
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iPhone Astrophotography
See our guide to capturing the stars and planets with your iPhone’s camera
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Instagram Astrophotography
Find the best astrophotographers to follow on Instagram
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Picastro
Picastro is an astrophotography app that labels itself “Instagram for space nerds”
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How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse with a Smartphone
Learn how to prepare for and capture a solar eclipse
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