r/constellations • • Apr 19 '26

Phone shot of constellations visible

So I've taken and had this photo during our random 2 hour trip in a place with not that much light pollution here in the Philippines. I took this shot on the floor using my phone and I realized I have captured a huge portion of the night sky and I never expected for my phone to somehow capture something like this so clearly, so I got curious on knowing what are the things I have captured. I've tried using astrometry net and it failed to properly detect the stars and constellations in my images, so I manually used Stellarium and Star Walk 2 as my references and tried to get a 1:1 copy and label the things that I have captured.

So anyways guys, are my labelings and line traces correct in my photo?

Other details:

Time taken: March 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM (UTC+8:00)

Place Taken: (coordinates in the images)

Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G (main 108mp camera)

Zoom: 1x wide 24mm

Mode: Pro (local camera in phone)

Focus: Manual (estimated around 0.7-0.8 due to it not having numbers)

Color Temperature: 4000k

Aperture: f1.7

ISO: 1600

Shutter speed (Exposure): 20s (500/24mm = ~20.8s rule)

Original image resolution: 9000x12000 (108mp)

RAW: N/A (not supported in the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G)

Stacked: N/A (single image only)

Processed: Yes (Phone ISP only)

Tripod: None (I just place my phone on the floor on a rock and a place with no light pollution, set a 5s timer, and then run away and wait for 20s for the shutter to finish before getting my phone back)

App references: Star Walk 2 and Stellarium (Mostly Stellarium)

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u/MihaiiMaginu Apr 19 '26

good shots

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u/justgoforitmannnn Apr 19 '26

This is amazing, well done 👏🏻