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My shot of this week’s Strawberry Moon + mineral moon version. by Lightbulb_Gold in Astronomy

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It’s the traditional name for the first full moon of June. Every month’s full moon has a name.

Photo editing tips by Correct-Contest-2794 in astrophotography

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The default Photo editing tools are very basic, and you’ll struggle to get good results with the lack of parameters. You’re better off using Lightroom Mobile or Snapseed.

But if the default is the only option, start with the auto edit, change the strength to your liking, tune down the highlights, bump the saturation slightly, and give it a slight sharpen and noise reduction.

However, if you want to get the most out of your data, consider using a dedicated desktop astro editing program like Siril or SASpro.

The New Zealand Milky Way shot on an iPhone. by Lightbulb_Gold in Astronomy

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You’d be surprised how many frames astrophotographers are willing to stack. I’ve seen mobile astrophotographers stack over 1,000 lights into one Milky Way image. It’s crazy!

The New Zealand Milky Way shot on an iPhone. by Lightbulb_Gold in Astronomy

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Pixel phones can also capture the Milky Way. I’ve seen some impressive shots from them. You may want check out r/Astro_mobile.

The New Zealand Milky Way shot on an iPhone. by Lightbulb_Gold in Stargazing

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Sequator. I was originally planning on using DSS but I didn’t get satisfactory results.

The rising Galactic Core shot on an iPhone by Lightbulb_Gold in Astronomy

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Stacking really reveals the details, using a single frame would look way more noisy and less details. For the editing I follow a fairly standard workflow of background extraction, color calibration, stretching the starless and stars separately, then some sharpening and denoising as needed, all in Siril. In photoshop (and Gimp) I do color correction (I didn’t plate solve this image) and tweaks to give me the final result.

The rising Galactic Core shot on an iPhone by Lightbulb_Gold in Astronomy

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I actually also just recently upgraded from an 11. 😂