First Light in the Winter Milky Way with New Smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL as Seen from Dark Sky® Alqueva, in Portugal
Alqueva´s Dark Sky Reserve | By Year: 2024 | Smartphone Astrophotography | Stars and Constellations
First Light with smartphone #googlepixel9proxl taken from the observatory roof at Dark Sky® Alqueva, showing the winter constellations from Auriga up to Cassiopeia including some deepsky gems like California nebula, Heart & Soul nebula, blueish young star cluster of Pleiades M45 or even M31 and M33 galaxies in the top right corner. I was very impressed with such result, using the night mode, without star tracker, the image is a single photo of 4 min exposure, from a Raw file with 50 Megapixels captured with the 6.7mm lens 1x (equivalent to a 24mm at f1.7 on a DSLR camera). Smartphones like @googlepixel 9 Pro XL they will definitely be a game changer in a short future. More images to come so stay tuned.
PT: First Light com smartphone #googlepixel9proxl captada a partir do telhado do Observatório Oficial do Dark Sky® Alqueva, mostrando as constelações de inverno desde Auriga até Cassiopeia, incluindo algumas jóias do céu profundo como a nebulosa da Califórnia, a nebulosa do Coração e da Alma, o jovem aglomerado estelar azulado das Pleiades M45 ou ainda M31 e a Galáxias M33 no canto superior direito. Fiquei muito impressionado com este resultado utilizando o modo nocturno do Pixel 9 Pro e sem seguimento das estrelas com startracker. A imagem é uma única foto de 4 min de exposição, processada a partir de um ficheiro Raw com 50 Megapixels, captada com a lente 6.7mm 1x (equivalente a uma 24mm a f1 . 7 numa câmara DSLR). Smartphones como o @googlepixel 9 Pro XL serão certamente um “game changer” num futuro próximo.
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