I have been doing iPhone astrophotography since the beginning of time (which began after I got my first iPhone in 2007; first photo below). Sometimes the results have been amazing. After seeing what the iPhone 5s with the iOS app "NightCap Pro" (now known as "NightCap Camera") could do, I decided to create this iPhone Astrophotography page to showcase some of my iPhone images. There are many other iPhone images on my other Photo album pages. In October 2019 I began doing iPhone 11 Pro Max imaging of the Messier Catalog objects. You can see those images on my Messier Catalog iPhone Astrophotography album.
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 Moon 24 December 2007 Camera app Original iPhone; ETX-70AT afocal 39X |
 Montes Caucasus shadows 2 November 2011 Camera app iPhone 4 Afocal 231X |
 Solar Active Region 1476 11 May 2012 Camera app iPhone 4 Afocal 77X |
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 Saturn 17 June 2012 Camera app iPhone 4 Afocal 444X |
 Jupiter, Io, Shadow 7 December 2012 Camera app iPhone 4 Afocal 444X |
 Jupiter & Great Red Spot 19 January 2013 Camera app iPhone 4 Afocal 444X |
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 18 Hour Old Crescent Moon 10 February 2013 Camera app iPhone 4 Afocal 77X |
 Epsilon Lyrae, "Double-Double" star 28 May 2013 Camera app iPhone 4 Afocal 222X |
 Mercury 31 May 2013 Camera app iPhone 5s afocal 666X |
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 Sun-Tiangong-1 Transit sequence 25 September 2013 Camera app iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 Crater Copernicus 13 October 2013 Camera app iPhone 5s Afocal 222X |
 Venus 31 December 2013 Camera app iPhone 5s Afocal 444X |
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 Mars 2 May 2014 Camera app iPhone 5s Afocal 666X |
 Sagittarius & Milky Way 13 October 2014 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s |
 Perseus & M45 Pleiades 14 October 2014 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s |
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 Cassiopeia 22 October 2014 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s |
 Partial Solar Eclipse in H-Alpha 23 October 2014 Camera app iPhone 5s PST Afocal 27X |
 M57 Ring Nebula 7 July 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
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 Double Cluster 29 September 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 48X |
 M13 Globular Cluster in Hercules 22 November 2014 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 M27 Dumbbell Nebula 7 July 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
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 M11 Wild Duck Cluster 4 August 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 M42 Orion Nebula 23 December 2014 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy (animated) 27 December 2014 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
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 Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy 14 January 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 48X |
 Zodiacal Light 7 February 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s |
 Orion 8 February 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s |
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 Zodiacal Light 9 February 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s |
 Orion 13 February 2015 NightCap Pro LT/LB 10 minutes iPhone 5s piggyback |
 Cassiopeia 17 February 2015 NightCap Pro LE/LB 5 minutes iPhone 5s piggyback |
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 M31 Andromeda Galaxy 17 February 2015 NightCap Pro LE/LB 5 minutes iPhone 5s piggyback |
 M42 Orion Nebula 6 March 2015 NightCap Pro (LE, LB, 3 2 minute exposures stacked) iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 M45 Pleiades 8 March 2015 NightCap Pro (LE, LB, 5 2 minute exposures stacked) iPhone 5s Afocal 48X |
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 NGC2024 Flame Nebula 8 March 2015 NightCap Pro (LE, LB, 5 2 minute exposures stacked) iPhone 5s Afocal 48X |
 M1 Crab Nebula 8 March 2015 NightCap Pro (LE, LB, 3 2 minute exposures stacked) iPhone 5s Afocal 48X |
 Orion, Canis Major, Canopus 23 March 2015 NightCap Pro (LE, LB, 1/2sec exposure) iPhone 5s |
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 M51 Whirlpool Galaxy 23 March 2015 NightCap Pro (LE, LB, 2 minute exposure) iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 Occultation of 63 Tau 24 March 2015 Camera app iPhone 5s Afocal 83X |
 Star Trails, Satellites, Airplanes 16 April 2015 NightCap Pro LT, LB, 1 hour exposure |
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 Omega Centauri globular cluster 18 June 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 M22 Globular Cluster 7 July 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 M17 Swan Nebula 8 July 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
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 Dwarf Planet Ceres 6 September 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 Neptune 13 October 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 NGC7662 Blue Snowball 13 October 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
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 Uranus Moons 13 October 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 5s Afocal 77X |
 Albireo 6 November 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus Afocal 77X |
 Perseus and Pleiades 6 November 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus |
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 M42 Orion Nebula 9 November 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus (merge of two photos) Afocal 53X |
 NGC7662 Blue Snowball 8 December 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus afocal 154X |
 International Space Station 24 December 2015 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus |
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 NGC2392 Eskimo Nebula 11 January 2016 iPhone 6s Plus (NightCap Pro) Afocal 154X |
 M4 Globular Cluster 3 July 2016 NightCap Pro ETX-125AT; iPhone 6s Plus |
 Hubble Space Telescope 8 July 2016 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus |
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 Milky Way, Saturn, Mars 8 August 2016 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus |
 M22 Globular Cluster 8 August 2016 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus; Afocal 94X |
 M27 Dumbbell Nebula 25 October 2016 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus; Afocal 94X |
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 M57 Ring Nebula 25 October 2016 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus; Afocal 94X |
 Sky 25 October 2016 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus |
 Double Cluster 29 October 2016 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus, afocal 49X |
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 Chinese Space Station Tiangong-2 1 November 2016 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus + Fisheye Lens |
 Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 5 April 2017 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus; Afocal 81X |
 Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak (animated) 5 April 2017 NightCap Pro iPhone 6s Plus; Afocal 81X |
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 Orion Belt and Sword 21 April 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus; 8X telephoto lens |
 Zodiacal Light 21 April 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus; wide-angle lens |
 M104 Sombrero Galaxy 22 April 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus; Afocal 81X |
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 ISS 14 June 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus + Fisheye Lens, SkyTracker Pro |
 M13 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules 15 June 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus; afocal 163X |
 Omega Centauri Globular Cluster 16 June 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus; afocal 163X |
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 Milky Way 16 June 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus + Wide Angle Lens, SkyTracker Pro |
 M57 Ring Nebula 22 June 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus Afocal 163X |
 M45 Pleiades 25 September 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus + 8X telephoto lens |
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 Total Solar Eclipse Partial Phase 21 August 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus + 8X telephoto lens |
 Total Solar Eclipse 21 August 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 6s Plus |
 M13 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules 21 October 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus Afocal 163X |
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 M57 Ring Nebula 21 October 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus Afocal 163X |
 Cassiopeia, Perseus, & Pleiades 21 October 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus 1X lens |
 M31 Andromeda Galaxy 21 October 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus 2X lens |
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 M31 Andromeda Galaxy 21 October 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus 8X lens |
 Summer Triangle & Milky Way 22 October 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus wide-angle lens |
 Double Cluster 26 October 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus Afocal 81X |
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 Albireo 27 October 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus Afocal 271X |
 Epsilon Lyrae (Double-Double Star) 28 October 2017 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus Afocal 542X |
 Omega Centauri Globular Cluster 9 May 2018 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus Afocal 81X |
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 Double Cluster 3 December 2018 NightCap Camera iPhone 8 Plus Afocal 49X |
 M27 Dumbbell Nebula 26 November 2019 iPhone 11 Pro Max ETX-70AT, afocal 13X |
 M31 Andromeda Galaxy 30 November 2019 iPhone 11 Pro Max ETX-70AT, afocal 9X |
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 M42 Great Orion Nebula 2 January 2020 Afocal 81X (Night Mode) |
 NGC1977 NGC1977 Running Man Nebula 2 January 2020 Afocal 81X |
 NGC2261 Hubble's Variable Nebula 17 January 2020 iPhone 11 Pro Max Afocal 163X |
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 NGC2261 Hubble's Variable Nebula 15 February 2020 iPhone 11 Pro Max Afocal 163X, 2X lens |
 M82 Cigar Galaxy 19 February 2020 iPhone 11 Pro Max Afocal 81X |
 Northern Sky Star Trails 24 February 2020 iPhone 11 Pro Max 1 hour 1X lens |
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 Leo Triplet (M65, M66, NGC3628) 24 February 2020 iPhone 11 Pro Max Afocal 81X |
 M8 Lagoon Nebula 6 July 2020 Afocal 81X |
 Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction 6' 09" Daytime 21 December 2020 iPhone 11 Pro Max Afocal 174X |
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 M82 Cigar Galaxy 25 February 2021 iPhone 11 Pro Max Afocal 163X |
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 M81 Bode's Galaxy & M82 Cigar Galaxy 2 March 2021 iPhone 11 Pro Max NightCap Camera app (stack of 5 images) Afocal 49X |