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Seven mistakes everyone makes when they first point a phone at the night sky
Tripod, digital zoom, auto ISO, the wrong night out: the seven mistakes almost all of us make in our first sky photos with a phone, and how to avoid them.
The Moon with your phone: a practical guide
Exposure, phases, terminator, zoom, tripod and stacking: how to photograph the Moon with a smartphone without turning it into a burnt white dot.
The Bortle scale: how dark is your sky, really
Nine classes to measure darkness, from downtown to a mountain pass: how to read your own sky with the naked eye and what to expect when shooting with a phone.
The minimal gear you need to photograph the sky with your phone
Tripod, clamp and little else: what you actually need to photograph the sky with a phone, what costs nothing, and what can stay in the cart.