Stunning View of Milky Way and Comet A3 Atlas in Between a Dead Tree Captured with Smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from Dark Sky® Alqueva in Portugal
I believe this is probably one of my best images of the Comet A3 Atlas. And if I tell you that it was not taken with any fancy DSLR or Mirrorless camera…but, with the new smartphone: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL…insane, right?! This is a photo I captured from Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, in Portugal, on 25th October 2024 and it shows the Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas, crossing the skies close to Milky Way galaxy and in between the branches of a dead tree, near Alqueva lake. What an incredible nigh! This is a single 4 minutes integration in Night Mode, without star tracker, where the Pixel 9 combines 15 short exposures of 16 seconds each. The 50 MP Raw (DNG 16 bits file) was then processed in Adobe Camera Raw like a normal nightscape astrophotography. The Smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL they will definitely be a game changer!
PT: Acredito que esta seja, provavelmente, uma das minhas melhores imagens do Cometa A3 Atlas. E se vos disser que não foi tirada com nenhuma DSLR sofisticada ou câmara Mirrorless…mas, com o novo smartphone: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL…uma loucura, quase inacreditável! Esta é uma foto que captei a partir do território certificado do Dark Sky® Alqueva, em Portugal, no dia 25 de Outubro de 2024 e que mostra o Cometa C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas, a cruzar os céus perto da Via Láctea e visível por entre os ramos de uma árvore morta localizada perto do lago Alqueva. Que noite incrível! Esta é uma integração única de 4 minutos no Modo Nocturno, sem seguimento das estrelas, onde o Pixel 9 combina 15 exposições curtas de 16 segundos cada. O Raw de 50 MP (ficheiro DNG de 16 bits) foi então processado no Adobe Camera Raw como uma astrofotografia nocturna normal. O Smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL será definitivamente um game changer, num futuro próximo!
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Smartphone Astrophoto Shows a Colorful Startrail Captured with Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from Dark Sky® Alqueva Headquarters
Another example of the capabilities of smartphones for nightscape imaging taken with the new Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from our headquarters at Dark Sky® Alqueva, in Portugal, showing our historic building under the red lights – friendly for night time environment – and above it, the colorful paths from Orion constellations bright stars. Captured during 1h, with short exposures of 16 seconds each, then combined to create the startrail image. Smartphones like Google Pixel 9 Pro XL they will definitely be a game changer in a short future.
PT: Outro exemplo das capacidades dos smartphones para imagens de paisagens noturnas. Captada com o novo Google Pixel 9 Pro XL na nossa sede do Dark Sky® Alqueva, em Portugal, a imagem revela o nosso edifício histórico sob as luzes vermelhas – adequadas para ambientes nocturnos – e acima dele, os caminhos coloridos das estrelas brilhantes da constelação de Orionte. Captado durante 1h, com exposições curtas de 16 segundos cada, posteriormente combinadas para criar um startrail. O Smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL será certamente um game changer num futuro curto.
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Smartphone Astrophoto with Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Shows a Time Lapse from Dark Sky® Alqueva Official Observatory
A new time lapse to show the capabilities of Smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL for imaging nightscapes! This is a time lapse of 200 single shots of 16 seconds each, captured in sequence, from Dark Sky® Alqueva Observatory. While my telescope was operating, in the background sky Pleiades star cluster M45 was rising as a bluish young group of stars, shining bright. Few years ago, this would just be a dream unreachable….but nowadays – thanks to technology and evolution- smartphones like Google Pixel 9 Pro XL they will definitely change the game in a near future.
PT: Neste time-lapse podemos ver as capacidades do smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL para imagens nocturnas! Trata-se de um time lapse de 200 imagens únicas de 16 segundos cada, captadas em sequência, no Observatório Dark Sky® Alqueva. Enquanto o meu telescópio operava, no céu de fundo surgia o enxame estelar Pleaides M45, visível como um jovem grupo azulado de estrelas, brilhando intensamente. Há alguns anos, este seria apenas um sonho inalcançável… mas hoje em dia – graças à tecnologia e à evolução – smartphones como o Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vão definitivamente mudar o jogo, num futuro bem próximo.
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Smartphone Astrophoto with Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Shows a Telescope and the Polar Constellations at Dark Sky® Alqueva Skies
Another smartphone nightscape taken with the new Google Pixel Pro 9 XL from Dark Sky® Alqueva, before a private stargazing session at São Lourenço do Barrocal, showing one of our telescopes and the polar constellations. A single photo of 4 min exposure – without star tracker- processed 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: Mais uma paisagem nocturna captada com o novo Google Pixel Pro 9 XL a partir do Dark Sky® Alqueva, antes de uma sessão privada de observação de estrelas em São Lourenço do Barrocal, mostrando um dos nossos telescópios e as constelações polares. A imagem é uma única foto de 4 min de exposição – sem qualquer startracker – 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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First Light in the Winter Milky Way with New Smartphone Google Pixel 9 Pro XL as Seen from Dark Sky® Alqueva, in Portugal
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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