Pictures of space taken by me

This is a collection of pictures of space taken by me, Javier García.

Every time I take a new picture of space that looks nice, I will include it in this page.

I hope you enjoy it.

Equipment

I have a very humble equipment, which with I try to adapt in order to make the most out of it. Hopefully in a near future, I will be able to afford better equipment and capture better pictures of space.

Telescope

I use a beginner telescope, which was gifted to me, over 6 years ago.

Lenses: 20 mm, 10 mm and 4 mm.

Camera

I use my every day phone, a Samsung A33

Camera: Up to 48 MP

Exposure: Up to 10 seconds

Pictures

Here is the collection of images I have taken of space over time.

My first picture

This is my first ever picture of the Moon.

I pointed my telescope to the Moon and started taking pictures, pointing my phone through the lens.

The first 100 images were all a mess. The Moon was too bright. In order to fix this, I decided to set the exposure to the least time possible. It worked.

After 1000 images, I finally was able to take something that looked like the Moon.

What made this picture a real challenge, was the fact that I had to hold my phone still using only my hands. As soon as I moved it a millimeter away, the image was all dark.

Also, the lens of the telescope was dirty. That’s why there are some black particles all over the image.

It took me a few hours to get this shot, but I was very happy with the result.

Not bad for my first picture.