Unfortunately, I do not have the technical means for night photography. And, given the situation in the country, it is unlikely that I will have one in the next decade.
I have actually managed to get some halfway decent night time sky photographs with a cell phone camera.
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You need to play around with manual settings for shutter speed and ISO settings, and a tripod helps, but sometimes it's possible. Perhaps surprisingly, I think it's actually harder to get a decent shot of a bright moon with a cell phone than of the stars on a moonless night.
I was not aware of Comet Pons-Brooks, so thanks for the tip. I'll try to keep an eye out for it, especially in April.
Thanks for the tip. I'll try playing around with the settings. I wonder what I will be able to achieve.
Now I am 100% sure that I did not write the post in vain 😊
Unfortunately, the phone matters a lot, too. The LG-G4 that I used at Cherry Springs took far better dark sky photographs than any of the Samsungs that I've had since then. I think the key was that it had a 30 second exposure time. The Samsungs all topped out at something like 10 or 15 seconds. They are workable, but not quite as good (or, at least, I haven't found the right settings).
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