STAR TRAILS on ANY Android Phone! Full Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- Star Trails make for an excellent first astrophotography project, and they can be captured and edited entirely on your Android phone. Watch this video to find out how! The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/nebulaphotos01231
==Apps mentioned==
Stellarium Mobile: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Intervalometer for Timelapse: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Star Trails: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Snapseed: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
==Contents==
0:00 Intro
0:30 Physical Items needed
0:48 Apps to download
1:58 Preparing to shoot
4:21 Easy method (only on some phones)
5:10 Skillshare (sponsor)
6:03 Intervalometer for Timelapse (capture)
10:00 Star Trails (stacking)
11:34 Snapseed (editing)
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Thanks for keeping it to basics, for people wanting to get into astro. I just watched the first minute of a video, and the guy brought out a sky watcher hgq 5 pro and a sky watcher eta D telescope, with a guide scope. Most people with be overwhelmed with info when the start out. Keeping it simple with the first steps, and using what you have, before investing in items you will use only for astro, is a good idea. edit. the video description, was Beginners guide
Thank you for not posting things "only for IPhone" 👍
Some default cameras like Xiaomi ones, already has a built in intervalometer, so you can save some money.
I use autoclicker
You're right, Nico. This is exactly how I got started! I didn't do any of the editing on my phone though; offloaded to PC and stacked there. Might have to try this though once it clears up!
Mate, the apps are compatible with any phone! Well done and thank you for that dedication in the research.
Cheers, mate!
Thank you a ton for sharing the basics. I was struggling a lot yesterday clicking again and again 😕 but with blur results.
Many, many thanks for the quick response to the requests for this tutorial. Regards.
Superb explanation. I downloaded the apps and hopefully the weather in Belgium will clear up, so I can test it. Always been into physics, studied it in university and recently been into astronomy and your videos are very entertaining, helpful and educational. Keep up the good work.
Another home run, thanks for sharing
Beautiful!
Thanks bro
It was helpful
Nice sir
This is going to help me a lot.
😀 Looks good Nico, I do like using my 'in camera' star trails on the Honor 10 lite, but this means I can also use my Samsung, thanks for sharing this 👍
I have owned huawei p30 pro for 3 yrs now and till date have never felt the need to update.. camera is really good.
Finally it's on Android tutorial
It's amazing on what a phone can capture given the lense must only be about a millimeter across.I took a picture of Orion and Sirius rising over some cliffs during a nocturnal hike using my Google Pixel 3a and I was amazed at how many stars it captured and the Moon was virtually full too!I'd say use the clamp the other way around in case the phone fell out! Although best do in on grass rather than tar or concrete.Speaking of Octants I wonder if a phone camera could pick up Sigma Octantis but as I live way north of the Equator I won't get to find out!
Quality content
Nice🔥🔥
watching from Infonesia
Im doing smartphone Astrophotography for almost 2 years.
Recommended apps:Deepsky camera,Pro cam, Snapseed,LRmobile and startrails👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Actually i like the look with the blue background and the iluminated trees
Thanks for the video! Any idea what storage requirements were needed for all those images prior to stacking?
Using a common phone sensor size (12mb), we can guess each JPEG would be around 4MB - so if you took 1,000 photos, you would need 4GB of space.
Do you recommend Deepskycamera cause it has a built in intervalometer in it
Do you know about any camera app which has manual control for iso and shutter speed? The stock camera app in my android doesn't have pro mode.
4:45 You demonstrated how some stock apps may have the star trail option and the example you used showed planes or satellites leaving trails as well, which I've seen people say can be a problem. In your final result image from your method, those unwanted trails are not there. Did you just get lucky that time, or does this method prevent them from appearing in the final image?
In the second method, you can choose not to stack the images with planes, but I got lucky and there weren’t any. I think the key to avoiding them is to start later at night as not many fly after midnight.
You should use deepskycamera (free) as it will let you use longer exposure and ISO +RAW than your native camera app. It also allows you to set up 1-9999 photo series
Great app. I would have recommended it, but unfortunately it doesn't work with all Android phones and I was after a universal method. I had to reject many methods for this reason.
Is it possible to stack stacked photos on DSS?
could you please further tell, how to make a starlapse video?
Query. What type of phone is used..... Would you recommend Sony Xperia 1 III?
Yes, the Sony would be great for this. I used a Huawei P30 Pro. A bit older but it’s camera system was ahead of its time
Hi Nico. When can we expect the astro critique video?
Some time in February is my goal.
Hi, can I replace the intervalometer with an auto clicker?
Review default camera vs gcam mod plizz
Great video but the Star Trails app isn't available for my Android phone. Can you recommend a substitute?
See if 'Light Trails - Star Trails' by the developer Mobile Photon is available. It works, I just slightly preferred the one I showed 'Star Trails' by the developer SLASH.
@@NebulaPhotos Yup! I found it. I'll play around this weekend. Planning a trip to Yosemite in June and want to take it as well as my big-boy camera.
Thank you!
Steve
i use this star trail app for stagging but i can only select 100 photos
me on my galaxy s22 ultra with 300x star trail mode built into default cam app, and astrophotography mode (for single photos) built into expert raw app thats free and only on s series samsung phones , all i need is a tripod and a power bank (if im shooting for 6+hours)
(but sad life i live in a polluted city and the light pollution is just tooo much, )
Is there any reason not to use some free autoclicker instead of intetvalometer gor timelapse?
Thanks for your guidance. But can you recommend me others apps instead of star trails you shared because I don't know my phone can't download it from Google play. My device is Google pixel 6 pro. Thank you so much.
Try Light Trails: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobilephoton.lighttrails&hl=en_US
@@NebulaPhotos I downloaded and try to stack my old photos. It's quite good. Thank you so much.
Could you lay a dslr camera lens light pollution filter over the phone camera lens? Or would that not work at all?
You could try it if you already have one. I would suggest some electrical tape to secure it. I think technically it will work, but I wouldn’t buy a filter specifically for this purpose as generally LP filters and wide angle shots like this aren’t a good pairing, and I can’t really see how it would enhance a star trails shot.
@@NebulaPhotos Thanks, Nico. Agreed. Just thinking out loud. I definitely wouldn't but a filter just to try this. I have some, so I might give it a try. But I'm also just jumping into the astrophotography ocean. Keep up the amazing work, and clear skies!
While experimenting, i was only able to select 100 pictures. How can i select more than that?
I can't download the star trails app on a Google pixel 7??
Hey! just curious why did you choose a lower shutter speed with a high iso instead of a longer shutter speed and low iso?
I've used this particular phone (Huawei P30 Pro) a lot for different astrophotography projects and found ISO6400 avoids problems with noise and banding, while those are more of a problem at lower ISO values. So I picked that ISO first and then adjusted shutter speed to as long as it could be without blowing out the scene (for full moon that was 2.5s, but in new moon I could do up much longer, but kept to 5s, because I wanted to preserve color in even the brightest stars). Since every phone is different, I can't tell you if this advice will work perfectly for every phone, but in general, I'd say don't be afraid to try ISO3200 or 6400 if you have pro mode on your android phone. With these small sensors, the low ISOs should really only be used when you have a lot of light (daylight).
@@NebulaPhotos thanks for the detailed reply!!
have you got the apps for the i phone to do this ?
Yep, here’s the video I made for doing it on iPhones:
ruclips.net/video/ZUyBOxOapao/видео.html
I cannot select more than 100 picture
What will be the iso??
I had mine at 3200
Some phones doesn't support the camera2 api, So they don't have manual mode.
Yes, but some Android phones that don't have manual (pro) mode, still have 'night mode' or some other long exposure mode. I think this method should work to some degree even with short exposures - although it wouldn't be as practical since your phone would fill up with photos pretty quickly.
@@NebulaPhotos Yeah, btw thanks for your videos.
Can I take 30s exposures
My phone already has Pro mode and intervelometer it is a redmi phone
Yes, with a dark sky. I have found I can retain a bit more star color with shorter exposures though (5-10 seconds). The benefit of 30s exposures is it would take up less space on the phone (fewer total photos).
Does this work on iPhone?
I have a separate video here for Star Trails on iPhone: ruclips.net/video/ZUyBOxOapao/видео.html
@@NebulaPhotos Thanks!
I know I'm very much a bit late to this but is anyone else unable to install the startrails app? it's not coming up on my version of the Google play store (UK) and when I clicked the link in the description the install button was greyed out. Any other apps that work?
I also found that on my Samsung Galaxy S21 the store said it was not Available..
@@michaelbartlett1244 I've got a pixel 6 so it's definitely not just one brand of phone
My phne doesn't have pro mode 😭. Can you help me with an app
Does it have any special photography modes? What phone? DeepSkyCamera app may help - depends on your phone model though which is why I didn’t mention it in the video
If you use an iPhone even longer app or reeflex app can do that
I have a separate video for iPhone for which I recommends ‘NightCap Camera’ app as it has a star trails mode: ruclips.net/video/ZUyBOxOapao/видео.html
@@NebulaPhotos thanks mine is a nokia 3.4 ☺️🥺
According to this manual: www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/support/nokia-3-4-user-guide/use-your-camera-like-a-pro?locale=en-US Nokia 3.4 has a 'Night Mode.' Have you tried it? I would suggest Night Mode + the Intervalometer app I show in the video. Cheers, Nico
Wow, what a disaster! I am fascinated by your tutorials, but wow!, did I underestimate the crap that you have to deal with while using 2 dollar apps…..I was using an Samsung s20. Did not perform anywhere close to the tutorial. Now to get rid of 3 thousand useless pictures. That’s my bad to try a smart phone app to do Astro. A wasted evening, but a learning experience. The SLR is coming back out. Thanks for trying,
Gotta laugh that your advice, to somebody without the common sense to know which way is north and the child's intelligence to identify Polaris, is to operate a sophisticated app like Stellarium on a pocket supercomputer instead.
could have set custom white balance a little bit warmer in the camera app, instead of doing it to a PNG in snappseed. cheers
I had a Huawei P30 pro. You just selected "star trails" and hit the button .